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> He gave me a coderpad link. I started to read through the question. I could already feel my mind moving like molasses. On the surface the question seemed stra
by pjot 2y ago
> He gave me a coderpad link. I started to read through the question. I could already feel my mind moving like molasses. On the surface the question seemed straightforward enough. It presented a simple data structure and asked me to do some filtering based on a set of constraints. “No problem!” I thought.
I fired up vim and got to work.
Wait, since when can you use your own editor? Is this common? Did I just fail to ask?
My interview with Stripe felt similarly nerve wracking - with writing code in what may as well be TextEdit.app contributing to that feeling
- jlund-molfese 2y agoSome companies will actually ask you to share your screen and run a bash script they provide to install dependencies live instead of providing a coderpad link. I don't like those interviews at all. It feels invasive if you aren't prepared with a VM already, and then you have to worry about undoing whatever their script did afterward.
- __float 2y agoYes, you can use your own editor. It's not generally _offered_ for the first (pre "onsite") interview but is an option if you ask. It's made clear (recommended, even) for the onsite that you have that option.