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Re:Why I prefer making useless stuff by TeMPOraL on Monday May 24, 2021 @06:52AM (#27262915)
I think their point is, there's just so many bad candidates that even among those that pass whiteboard coding challenges, most can't code - but it increases the ratio of good to bad coders in the pool, so in lieu of a better option[0], it's still used.

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[0] - There are plenty of better options, but they tend to not scale - so they cost more, and companies avoid them.

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Re:Why I prefer making useless stuff by IQunder130 on Monday May 31, 2021 @09:50AM (#27344051)
No, that's not my point and it's extreme arrogance on your part to assume that coding is some sort of arcane art only accessible to a select few. Programming is a skill like any other, you develop it with experience. DS&A screening simply selects for people with a decent understanding of the fundamentals, even though it has a very high false negative rate.
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