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Re:A guide to learning algorithms through LeetCode by cik2e on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:37PM (#24181964)
Why do you suppose these hires aren’t good at learning engineering best practices? I see comments like yours here all the time. Is it some kind of arrogance, perhaps amplified by a false signal sent by getting hired off leet code questions in the first place?
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Re:A guide to learning algorithms through LeetCode by thewarrior on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:50PM (#24182058)
It’s false based on what I’ve seen. Plenty of people passionate about good engineering where I am. But they are sometimes trapped in a system which doesn’t always incentivize it.
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Re:A guide to learning algorithms through LeetCode by kudokatz on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:01PM (#24211857)
> Why do you suppose these hires aren’t good at learning engineering best practices?

I guess what I was trying to convey is different: being good at algorithms doesn't give much of a signal (positive or negative) about other things I think really matter more on the whole.

(Of course, having enough people being aware of algorithms subtleties is important ... everyone, not so much)

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