Re:The rise of never-ending job interviews
by bluedino on Monday August 02, 2021 @07:22AM
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I worked at a place that did something similar. VBA code, printed out in a proportional font, no word wrap so long lines spilled over...
"What does this code do?"
That was a pretty easy one to figure out, it pulled coordinates from a database table, and then it stepped along all the lines trying to find the longest one (they were a metal shop).
"Do you see any evidence that this code has been optimized?"
"What does this code do?"
That was a pretty easy one to figure out, it pulled coordinates from a database table, and then it stepped along all the lines trying to find the longest one (they were a metal shop).
"Do you see any evidence that this code has been optimized?"
That was the dumb question.