News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Ask HN: Can engineers from Google or Facebook solve white... by intkj on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @08:51AM (#17757405)
What better way is there to try and get the best assessment of someone’s coding ability in a 45 minute timeframe?
Re:Ask HN: Can engineers from Google or Facebook solve white... by TomMarius on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @09:04AM (#17757502)
IMO not doing it. Why'd you do it? There are much more important factors than someone's ability to do a whiteboard exercise while under stress. You can e.g. check their Github, ask them to make a simple example project at home, etc.
Re:Ask HN: Can engineers from Google or Facebook solve white... by sgc on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @10:28AM (#17758240)
This. Test them using the tools they will be using every day.
Re:Ask HN: Can engineers from Google or Facebook solve white... by LandR on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @09:49AM (#17757848)
You aren't testing their coding ability though you are testing their ability to remember how to implement a very specific algorithm.