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> Do paired programming on the actual codebase -- but on an old problem That's what I was thinking. Which is why I thought "uh oh" when the interviewer said th
by badman_ting 13y ago
> Do paired programming on the actual codebase -- but on an old problem
That's what I was thinking. Which is why I thought "uh oh" when the interviewer said they needed the features live later that day. So, not only does the coder get to do free work for the interviewer, there's time pressure as well. Sweet!
- ijk 13y agoNot to mention shipping a new feature on a codebase you are, by definition, not familiar with. I'd at least want to budget time for testing the thing. Not to mention I have severe doubts in the competence of someone who lets random interviewees edit their live code.