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Re:Red flags I saw while doing technical interviews by 0xffff2 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @04:30PM (#24486352)
I'm not sure I even believe you. Maybe you would refuse to do it because you don't want to, but you've spent 25 years as a successful developer and you can't write out fizzbuzz on a whiteboard?

I haven't been a professional developer for anywhere near 25 years, but I could write fizzbuzz while blindfolded, on a wet bar napkin after a couple of drinks, in any one of at least half a dozen languages.

If someone asked you to write down the answer to 3+5 would you struggle with that as well? To me, fizzbuzz is barely a set up in terms of complexity.

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Re:Red flags I saw while doing technical interviews by cmrdporcupine on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @04:39PM (#24486440)
You shouldn't believe me, I was being flamey, and yes, I would probably refuse to because I wouldn't want to without being properly told why it was worth my time, which was the point of my original comment.
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