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Re:Hiring without whiteboards by hocuspocus on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @11:26AM (#13876735)
> all my open source code is written in java 8 for him to look

That completely defeats the purpose of a small, self-contained assignment like the one you were given. And your code isn't even in Java 7 (no diamonds), I think it was a legitimate remark.

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Re:Hiring without whiteboards by meowlicious on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @11:40AM (#13876842)
You think it would be helpful to let the candidates know what they would be evaluated for in the coding assignment.

I would have dazzled them with java 8 if I knew I was going to be rejected a based on that :D

I was under the impression that this was the usual algorithm/data structure/complexity rigamarole, not show us latest language features.

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Re:Hiring without whiteboards by bogomipz on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @09:24PM (#13881577)
Yes this patently absurd. I am guessing you weren't allowed to discuss your code or choices with anyone either correct?
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