Re:Show HN: Whiteboardfree – Developer Jobs at Companies Tha...
by Jemmeh on Friday May 18, 2018 @12:29PM
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Yes but I think the point is a lot of interviewers do not go for pseudocode. They want syntax perfect solutions on a whiteboard.
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Re:Show HN: Whiteboardfree – Developer Jobs at Companies Tha...
by brokenwren on Friday May 18, 2018 @12:48PM
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Yes. That's essentially what I was getting at. Asking someone to code accurately on a whiteboard is nonsense.
When I interviewed at Google, they asked me if my whiteboard code would compile. I said, "give me a laptop and I'll tell you". I don't think they liked that answer. ;)
Re:Show HN: Whiteboardfree – Developer Jobs at Companies Tha...
by bsk26 on Friday May 18, 2018 @04:00PM
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When I ask candidates if their whiteboard code compiles, it's a gentle hint that there are major structural issues, or an opportunity for them to point out the parts that are psuedocode-y. In general I don't include whether the code compiles (mostly JS, so "runs") in feedback unless it is amazingly perfect or really far off. This seems standard.