Google admits brainteasers were useless for hiring (2013)

Re:Google admits brainteasers were useless for hiring (2013) by bluGill on Thursday May 31, 2018 @02:42PM (#17198903)

I've been on both sides of this with large code bases, and I disagree. A good programmer can get into even very messy code bases quickly. Even in the worst case of ugly code there is a structure/architecture trying to keep thing understandable.

Or maybe it is easier in large code bases because the worst programmers fail? I don't know, I haven't worked with many tiny code bases.

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Re:Google admits brainteasers were useless for hiring (2013) by clintonb on Thursday May 31, 2018 @09:21PM (#17201832)

I've been at a new company for a few months, and still find the codebase confusing/frustrating. At my previous job, I was a tech lead/architect. Here I feel like a dummy. Talent can't necessarily overcome poor documentation.

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