Re:The latest trend for tech interviews: Days of unpaid home...
by monocasa on Thursday April 19, 2018 @05:06PM
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> It's also important to define what you mean by "can't do FizzBuzz". Like they can't even do a basic loop or they don't get it perfect, in the exact way you think it should be?
Like literally can't do a basic loop. I'm not looking for 'my solution', I'm looking for any solution.
> I think it's fair to say that if you get a senior Dev in that can't even write out an if-else statement checking for 3 and 5 you have a problem.
And yet, I can tell you from experience that there's someone out there who (at least was on the team that) wrote firmware for the space shuttle that literally can't if-else with modulus despite having a great looking resume. And they are far from alone.
Like literally can't do a basic loop. I'm not looking for 'my solution', I'm looking for any solution.
> I think it's fair to say that if you get a senior Dev in that can't even write out an if-else statement checking for 3 and 5 you have a problem.
And yet, I can tell you from experience that there's someone out there who (at least was on the team that) wrote firmware for the space shuttle that literally can't if-else with modulus despite having a great looking resume. And they are far from alone.