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by whiterknight 3y ago
When was the last time you saw a system fail because it was under engineered? I don’t mean bad code. I mean something like a single file with 100k lines with structs and functions, or a MySQL instance serving millions of customers a day.
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by whiterknight 3y ago
If that’s true then a large number of candidates should be passing leet code tests, right?
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by whiterknight 3y ago
That’s been addressed. Practice vs Iq is possible but rare and represents skin in the game. If you don’t think it shows problem solving, why would you prefer a test that involves no writing or creation? Reading is very practicable m. and th
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by whiterknight 3y ago
Easy to refute that. That test gives you 0 every time you run it. Leet code gives a 1 10-20% of the time.
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by whiterknight 3y ago
Completely agree, they aren’t really in the market.
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by whiterknight 3y ago
I’m sure you’re familiar with the arguments and don’t believe them. So I’ll just say this: clearly a code review is an easier task, and so provides a weaker signal.
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by whiterknight 3y ago
Real answer: customers don’t give an damn and break and steal them.
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by whiterknight 3y ago
When almost everything is broken the organizational problem is in society.
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by whiterknight 3y ago
This solves a candidates problem (hating leet code), not the company’s problem who are presumably making the purchase.
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by whiterknight 3y ago
You dont recognize the spam because the bad ones are removed. Good marketing targets its audience, and influences people who are not associated to repeat its talking points.
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by whiterknight 3y ago
You should be skeptical. Every marketing professional knows and uses Reddit. Sentiment is casually discussed in meetings etc.