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Re:I have no side code projects to show you by chrisco255 on Thursday October 26, 2017 @12:40AM (#15556396)
That's because they want to gauge you against other candidates and the only way to do that fairly is with a standardized test.
Re:I have no side code projects to show you by freedomben on Thursday October 26, 2017 @01:19AM (#15556540)
I see the point, but some of these tests can take several hours or longer to complete. I think they shoot themselvess in the foot a bit because many of the really good devs won't waste their time with that. My evidence is all purely anecdotal, however.
Re:I have no side code projects to show you by aminorex on Thursday October 26, 2017 @03:39AM (#15557050)
If all you've got is a foot-gun, everything looks like a foot.