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The norm in most of my interviews has been that candidates can solve coding problems in whatever language they are most comfortable with. I assume they've alre
by userbinator 2y ago
The norm in most of my interviews has been that candidates can solve coding problems in whatever language they are most comfortable with.
I assume they've already filtered out candidates whose "most comfortable language" isn't the one they're hiring for, or they're going to have a difficult time when they come across the one who wants to use APL or x86 Asm.
- titanomachy 2y agoI always interview for generalist jobs in python, but most jobs I’ve done use other languages.
- lvturner 2y agoI heard a tale of a candidate white boarding in an obscure language (in a bit of an attempt to hide a deficiency), unfortunately for the candidate the interviewer happened to be well versed in the language and saw right through the charade.
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 2y agoHah. Even if the interviewer didn't see through the charade they have plenty of time to check the code after the fact. Once or twice a candidate has done something I didn't know about so I just googled it. Nice little learning opportunity for me.