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Re:Ask HN: Can engineers from Google or Facebook solve white... by smt88 on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @10:37AM (#17758307)
We don't hate whiteboard problems because they aren't fun. They're obviously fun for some people.

We hate them for interviews because they're a terrible signal for hiring, they're often poorly administered, they're humiliating, they discriminate against introverts, and they've become frustratingly common.

They unfairly mess with people's livelihoods. It is a really big, life-altering issue for some people.

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Re:Ask HN: Can engineers from Google or Facebook solve white... by tinderliker on Sunday August 19, 2018 @04:08AM (#17793165)
Yet, with such a terrible signalling tool for engineers billion dollar companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Uber with complex technical challenges were able to manage. /s
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Re:Ask HN: Can engineers from Google or Facebook solve white... by marssaxman on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @04:27AM (#17764493)
And yet, nobody has a significantly better tool.
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