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Re:What's Wrong with Tech Hiring by andrew_ on Thursday September 16, 2021 @01:14PM (#28554435)
"surprising" indicates that the expectation was the candidates were supposed to be able to perform the task. Perhaps you read some sarcasm into the comment that wasn't explicit?
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Re:What's Wrong with Tech Hiring by dharmab on Thursday September 16, 2021 @04:12PM (#28556868)
It wasn't a trick question or complicated in any way. It was something a first semester CS student could have done without hesitation.
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