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Re:I've been a software engineer for 10 years and I can't do... by lj3 on Monday March 06, 2017 @01:30PM (#13804839)
The real problem with whiteboard tests (and it's close cousin, the live coding test) is there is no correlation between being able to pass that test and being able to do the job. Companies that rely on it to determine programming ability are like the drunk looking for his keys under the street lamp because that's where the light is.
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Re:I've been a software engineer for 10 years and I can't do... by pklausler on Monday March 06, 2017 @01:40PM (#13804947)
"no correlation"? Nonsense. If you can't program a computer, I'll find that out. And if you can't program a computer, you wouldn't be able to do the job.

The point of my coding interview isn't to give a positive result if the candidate can program a computer. It's a test that's looking for non-programmers.

There might be "false positives", but if I avoid well-known memorizable questions, there won't be "false negatives".

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Re:I've been a software engineer for 10 years and I can't do... by cema on Monday March 06, 2017 @03:05PM (#13805612)
There will be false negatives too, but most likely not related to the skills but something else, like mental health or work ethic.
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