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Maybe it's me, but I'm not sure someone who interprets coding interview as "hazing" can make an authoritative judgment on other people's skills and motivations.
by yongjik 2y ago
Maybe it's me, but I'm not sure someone who interprets coding interview as "hazing" can make an authoritative judgment on other people's skills and motivations.
- theideaofcoffee 2y agoAu contraire, I think those that recognize the farce for what it is are better suited to evaluating objectively, rather than cargo culting the process cribbed from more bullshit artists from faang and others.
- cjoelbrowning 2y agoAnecdotally, I was in a fraternity many years ago and we were warned that forcing new recruits to perform tasks that aren’t the responsibilities of being a full-member could be viewed as “subtle” hazing. Not that I necessarily agree but I could see how someone might argue that a coding interview that doesn’t test the actual duties of the position might also be “subtle” hazing.
- em-bee 2y agowell, then don't do a coding interview for someone who won't be coding. am i missing something? if the job is java, then any coding test on java should be ok. if they are going to be learning a new language, then testing in an already known language should also be ok.