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I'm not saying these tests are totally useless. They're also easy to fake. If this became widely adopted, you could hire someone on Fiverr to boost your score

• anilgulecha 12y ago
  Sure, anything popular can be gamed. And countermeasures will in-turn be applied (checking for plagiarism, etc). The point to note is that there is (usually) a job on the line, and a programming challenge is not the only part of the screening process -- it will usually be followed by a live coding session/interview. So the question is would someone risk gaming the process, when the chance of getting caught is high. We think not.
  • ultimatedelman 12y ago
    ...but when a programmer who has gamed the system gets an interview and then is discovered to be a fraud, doesn't that defeat the purpose of using this service in the first place (to save thousands of interview hours, per the article)?
    • anilgulecha 12y ago
      Some locks are broken and burglars get in. But that doesn't mean the business or purpose of locks is defeated.