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Re:Ask HN: Why I failed interview by fixing bug without usin... by stephenr on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @02:37PM (#11630574)
My point was that maybe their test wasn't what it appears to be. The bug could have been anything - the test may have been to see if applicants are comfortable using a debugger.
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Re:Ask HN: Why I failed interview by fixing bug without usin... by Grishnakh on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @05:45PM (#11632161)
Yes, I'm sure it was exactly that. My point is that it's a failure, because it's an insult to the test-taker's intelligence. "Here's a trivial problem to solve, now I want to see you solve it in the most inefficient manner possible."
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