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> I really don't care much about the code being written; I don't even care if it runs Great! Then you're not one of those interviewers with "the one true answ
by drewcoo 2y ago
> I really don't care much about the code being written; I don't even care if it runs
Great! Then you're not one of those interviewers with "the one true answer" in mind.
> I care about how they're thinking about it, how they react to my hints, how they act when they are stuck, if they ask for help or not, if they try to cover up what they don't know or that they made a mistake or are open and honest about it and treat it as an opportunity to learn
Then again, maybe you're one of those interviewers with "the one true thought process" in mind and the luck to have double-majored in Computer Science and Psychology, so you have the ability to understand how people think.
- throwaway48540 2y agoThere isn't one true thought process. I'm usually surprised by the various different ways people can approach a problem. What I want to know is whether they actually do think about the things that matter in software engineering such as complexity, readability, maintainability, scalability etc, the specific approach isn't important. Not sure why would I need a psychology degree? I'm not doing a psychological evaluation, I'm looking for a good engineer that will fit in the team and company.