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Re:Facebook Engineering Puzzles by hammerdr on Monday December 27, 2010 @05:00PM (#2043783)
Why is it degrading? I would think it would be perfectly acceptable for companies to ensure that their new hires (experienced or not) pass their basic heuristics. This comes in the form of tests, resume checks, social compatibility, etc.

(I ask this from the perspective of a young, inexperienced developer.. so excuse the thoughtlessness!)

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Re:Facebook Engineering Puzzles by deadc0de on Monday December 27, 2010 @11:46PM (#2044662)
I don't know... I would personally feel a bit weird asking, for example, an experienced compiler developer with a CS PhD to reverse a linked list, or words in a string, or something like that.
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Re:Facebook Engineering Puzzles by soamv on Tuesday December 28, 2010 @05:24AM (#2045122)
So get them to solve something more difficult than reversing a linked list. A good programmer will enjoy a good puzzle, especially if it is new to them.
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