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Re:Who Y Combinator Companies Want by mercurial on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @01:33PM (#10698321)
> The company told us they valued process more than raw ability, and he’d not written tests during the interview.

Who the hell writes tests during an interview?

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Re:Who Y Combinator Companies Want by atom-morgan on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @01:49PM (#10698455)
Or why not ask him, "Would you mind writing a few tests as well?"
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Re:Who Y Combinator Companies Want by bumbledraven on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @05:37PM (#10700234)
Uh, yeah. That company sucks.

[edit: well, their interviewing process sucks.]

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Re:Who Y Combinator Companies Want by sharemywin on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @01:36PM (#10698344)
people who want jobs at test driven development shops.
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