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I hate code interviews and hope that they won't exist in the future.
by oakaz 13y ago
I hate code interviews and hope that they won't exist in the future.
- minimaxir 13y agoThis is still a better alternative to code interviews by whiteboard though. (or worse, code interviews by phone).
- k3oni 13y agoThis, nothing beats standing in front of a whiteboard trying to code when it comes to "depressing"...
- dave809 13y ago> code interviews by phone you're joking right? would you speak the code out loud like so: a equals list open bracket range open bracket ten close bracket close bracket new line or is it more abstract, like: create a list from 0 to 9 and store it in a variable called a
- rvivek 13y agoI'm curious to know the reasoning behind this reaction. How else do you suggest doing a technical interview?
- k3n 13y agoI agree, I don't quite follow either. We had a candidate who spoke the jargon so fluently and naturally, that we totally bypassed the coding exercises so as not to potentially insult them. They were able to go into the ins & outs of all manner of software, from OOP to design patterns to "big O", so we thought we had a winner... well, come to find out, being able to regurgitate class notes in no way translates to actual ability. The hire was so poor as a programmer that he was relegated to HTML/CSS duty for the longest time, and eventually let go at the first convenient chance. Yes, we tried on-the-job training, but you can't make a software engineer overnight, and when deadlines are looming you don't really have the luxury to tutor someone at the remedial level.
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- k3n 13y agoWell, a technical interview that's lacking in actual hands-on coding perhaps. The reason we do actual whiteboarding now is to weed out those types (and it's done wonders in that aspect).