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A comment on Ask HN: Is it ethical to ask me to write software for free before an interview?.

Re:Ask HN: Is it ethical to ask me to write software for fre... by PhilWright on Monday September 25, 2017 @01:09AM (#15328212)
Is there any other profession that would do something like this? Can you imagine a lawyer or accountant spending several hours on a fake case/audit to prove themselves.

I would be willing to spend several hours on a project for them if they spend the same number of hours doing something to help me. Then see how many want to put that effort in.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it ethical to ask me to write software for fre... by asmdev on Monday September 25, 2017 @01:32AM (#15328270)
Or imagine a surgeon being asked to perform a fake surgery before being offered a job.

If my degree does not mean anything at all in the software field, I wonder why we spend so much money on getting a degree!

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