Re:On asking job candidates to code
by lawnchair_larry on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @02:38AM
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"What these companies have successfully done is weed out all the great devs who value their time very much."
That's a feature. They get the good, undervalued talent early.
"If an interviewer is not capable of determining my knowledge level by a normal interview that tells me right away something up, and I probably don't want to work with them because they aren't too smart themselves."
News flash, all companies are horrible at determining knowledge level by a "normal" interview. The only ones that have a hope are those that use some sort of test or have existing work to review.
That's a feature. They get the good, undervalued talent early.
"If an interviewer is not capable of determining my knowledge level by a normal interview that tells me right away something up, and I probably don't want to work with them because they aren't too smart themselves."
News flash, all companies are horrible at determining knowledge level by a "normal" interview. The only ones that have a hope are those that use some sort of test or have existing work to review.