hailingfreqopen

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by hailingfreqopen 10y ago
I attempt that but the line you always get is "well we have to do this so that we can compare all candidates equally".
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by hailingfreqopen 10y ago
I've been past that step many times. It only means facing the same thing with multiple people while being stuck in a room with someone demanding to hear what you're thinking as you try to actually think and then hoping you don&#x2
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by hailingfreqopen 10y ago
At least in my case it's trivial to prove it's my code. (Or possibly I'm _really_ good at photoshopping videos of myself and have also spent a ton of time coming up with elaborate answers to every potential question covering
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by hailingfreqopen 10y ago
(OP): To be more clear, it's not FizzBuzz per se but the general idea. In reality it's always more complex than the original FizzBuzz problem (I've never actually seen something that simple.) It usually goes "solve this
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by hailingfreqopen 10y ago
> who write lisp compilers for fun, in a weekend Ironically I've got that one covered in spades. :) But I may or (more likely) may not be able to do your puzzle on a whiteboard in front of you.
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by hailingfreqopen 10y ago
It's not that I don't know I'm a good programmer it's why is a coding challenge more important than actual experience?
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by hailingfreqopen 10y ago
> a euphemism for abstract coding challenges Yes. People seem to like to come up with their own "clever" versions.
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by hailingfreqopen 10y ago
True but they also seem to enjoy watching you solve puzzles anyways.
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by hailingfreqopen 10y ago
It's one thing to have a simple challenge to see if the person can write code but it seems that places put more value on that than anything else technically related.
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Ask HN: Why is FizzBuzz more important than actual experience?
29 points by hailingfreqopen 10y ago|60 comments