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I didn't get the impression OP thought that he was too good to implement a linked list in JS. Rather, he was looking for a company that was too good to spend in
by dlss 13y ago
I didn't get the impression OP thought that he was too good to implement a linked list in JS. Rather, he was looking for a company that was too good to spend interview time on a question containing low signal.
Like, the question itself is boring and cookie cutter. Why not implement a linked list or a tree in SQL (much more interesting for everyone)? Or a simple query language in JavaScript (a bit more practical)? Or tell have them do a code review of a simple webapp, have them critique it, then have them refactor it with you (much higher signal overall question)?
If your goal with an interview is to see how much bureaucratic bullshit a programmer is willing to put up with, by all means have them write linked lists. Have them write 5, one for each person interviewing them. If not, think about what you're trying to figure out about the person and craft the questions to suss out who it is you're talking to. "Program a linked list" is uncreative, and won't let you know very much.
- pdog 13y agoYou're missing the point of the linked list. A simple coding test like "program a linked list" during an interview is just a negative filter. Someone who can't write a linked list certainly is not a good programmer.
- rhizome 13y agoBut can they be a force of nature? Another YC company: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/sof/3933816318.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/sof/3933816318.html
- chetanahuja 13y agoThis is priceless.
- rhizome 13y agoThey've been posting ads like this fairly constantly for months and months now, if not over a year.
- joshguthrie 13y ago>San Francisco >You're an earthquake Stopped reading here.
- dlss 13y agoI'm not sure what you're getting at here.. the things I suggested also include a negative filter component... To reiterate my second sentence: He was looking for a company that was too good to spend interview time on a question containing low signal.