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by oreally 7y ago
Have you ever considered what's making you not enjoy programming anymore? Journalling your day-to-day might help. Here's one example that I found that really screws with people not enjoying programming. If you have a career, chanc
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by oreally 7y ago
Always good to get students to dig deeper, even if it's for their initial 1st/2nd semester, and especially if they're going to be programming long term. But ofc let them have the freedom to choose afterwards.
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by oreally 7y ago
Nope, it's more of a case of software engineers stroking their own egos. Grinding leetcode is the prime example of that - developers worshipping crystallized knowledge when the IQ test is supposed to test for how quickly someone can le
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by oreally 7y ago
More like Algorithms interviews are a way for software engineers to stroke their own ego, the end. If software engineers actually took the time to look at how intelligence is actually measured in fields outside their own, and how it relates
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by oreally 7y ago
They exist if you dont game them too much. And there isnt that much incentive to do so given the wide variety of tests.
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by oreally 7y ago
> No I’m not. I’m saying FAANG are hiring based on fast pace general problem solving skills that are difficult to game and have very little to do with computer science. These are very vague words. What are these tests then? Can you give
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by oreally 7y ago
And you've lost the point. If these FAANG tests are meant to be IQ tests and you can rote learn them they are NOT a good measure of intelligence unlike some people claim them to be. Edit: Also, good IQ testing involves a 2-3year break
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by oreally 7y ago
> If you think knowledge of CS fundamentals is what is separating the hired from the rejected... I've never stated that. I am aware of the other behavioral tests if that's what you're referring to. But the fact remains tha
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by oreally 7y ago
What a loaded statement. 1) You're already assuming these FAANG tests are an IQ test when people are discussing whether they are. 2) You're taking an assumed characteristic that tests that can be practiced and that makes them IQ t
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by oreally 7y ago
> In practice the Google/Facebook interview has nothing to do with knowing the CS basics either. What the heck is this statement? You do realize many algorithms that they test for are taught in an algorithms class for a Computer Sci
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by oreally 7y ago
This is a quote from one man's experience and you're going to treat it as though it's the answer to his concerns? really?