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Exactly my thinking as well. Dig in, look around, its obvious what I can do, and what I'm capable of learning. Ask me to code a sample app and comment every f
by cnp 12y ago
Exactly my thinking as well.
Dig in, look around, its obvious what I can do, and what I'm capable of learning.
Ask me to code a sample app and comment every function with detailed explanations of my thought process.
Add me as a collaborator to GitHub and request that I make some pull requests on your product.
Live coding interviews are more irrelevant than irrelevant and completely ignore the fact that many people -- and especially introverted technical types -- just don't do well in front of groups.
- akanet 12y agoCoding interviews don't ignore any facts - they are simply often the best signal/time tool available. Many people do not have time to root around in your personal repositories or wait for you to commit pull requests. They have a pipeline of people they need to screen, and you can't wait on everyone in a pool of candidates to take their sweet time before deciding on a winner. Technical screens are synchronous and relatively well understood. If they are not the literally BEST choice of time for figuring out if someone is a good developer, they are at least a very defensible choice.
- cnp 12y agoYour comment is unfortunate but true. Hopefully one day someone will think up a better way to do things.
- justinpaulson 12y agoMaybe doing well in front of groups is a skill that companies want in their employees.
- cnp 12y ago...which has nothing to do with high-pressure interviews with people you've never met.