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The only downside I see is that I need to share my screen with a person I don't know. Don't get me wrong, but I normally have access to some crypto on my laptop

The only downside I see is that I need to share my screen with a person I don't know. Don't get me wrong, but I normally have access to some crypto on my laptop, banking notifications turned on for my 2FAs, private messages I'm getting from my spouse, maybe some borderline NSFW chatgpt dialogs, screenshots of my ideas, emails, private notes, personal projects, whole bunch of tabs I am not willing to close or share, etc. I don't have issues to show the screen to a friend of mine. Or showing the screen of a work computer to a colleague. However, demoing the whole screen is violation of privacy. Please don't do that, unless you grant VNC access to a machine with a set of popular tools, code editors, etc. How about reverse bug squash? Interviewer shares the screen with all his/her private info, notes, tabs, development environment settings, shell command history (with maybe autosuggestions turned on), and the interviewee needs to guide the interviewer towards finding the bug?

yonrg 2y ago
True, this would discomfort me, too. Also in webconferences, I never share the full screen, only one window. This should be enough for bug squash as well.
tdeck 2y ago
This is common in many interviews, not just "bug squash" interviews. I recommend having a plan for it if you're interviewing. Perhaps dedicate a virtual desktop to interviews if your system supports it.
- RomanPushkin 2y ago
  Thanks for recommendation. I just finished my rounds of interviews, gotten a decent offer (SF company), being 20 years in industry. I have my own rules, and luckily they align very well with industry standards. So I never had any issues not following the scenario when I need to share something to land a job. I also don't do any take-home assessments, and moreover, I only use one programming language while interviewing. Never had any issues with that. I think I don't need a plan or virtual desktop. I just say "no" if it doesn't work for me. Unless I am really desperate, I do not share.

yonrg 2y ago

True, this would discomfort me, too. Also in webconferences, I never share the full screen, only one window. This should be enough for bug squash as well.

tdeck 2y ago

This is common in many interviews, not just "bug squash" interviews. I recommend having a plan for it if you're interviewing. Perhaps dedicate a virtual desktop to interviews if your system supports it.

RomanPushkin 2y ago
Thanks for recommendation. I just finished my rounds of interviews, gotten a decent offer (SF company), being 20 years in industry. I have my own rules, and luckily they align very well with industry standards. So I never had any issues not following the scenario when I need to share something to land a job. I also don't do any take-home assessments, and moreover, I only use one programming language while interviewing. Never had any issues with that. I think I don't need a plan or virtual desktop. I just say "no" if it doesn't work for me. Unless I am really desperate, I do not share.