Re:An Algorithm for Passing Programming Interviews (2020)
by godelski on Monday January 03, 2022 @12:09AM
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Why not just throw out the questions. They seem useless, easy to cheat, and as commenters are suggesting there's a "pay to win" component. What are you really getting from these questions? Why is software engineering so different to other industries when it comes to interviews? Is there really a positive to this type of interviewing? Why not do what everyone else does and look at previous work (which in software we have a lot more considering GithHub), ask some questions relevant to the job, and see if the person has a personality match. Most jobs don't need the best of the best.
I'm not convinced the coding interviews have improved upon the standard interview style in any meaningful way.
I'm not convinced the coding interviews have improved upon the standard interview style in any meaningful way.