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Re:Poll: Is the leetcode grind necessary to land a high payi... by danaris on Thursday January 27, 2022 @09:15AM (#30100801)
Yes, thanks, we got that. The point is that it is inherently discriminatory against people who don't have the free time to devote to that.

....And it's also kind of disgusting to say that jobs should go to the people who are willing to sacrifice their free time to study utterly pointless interview questions just in order to "prove" to the employer that they "want it most". That's essentially selecting for those willing to worship at the altar of the company—corporate bootlickers. (Don't get me wrong, I can see why employers would want to select for bootlickers. I just think it's disgusting and shouldn't be allowed.)

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Re:Poll: Is the leetcode grind necessary to land a high payi... by multiplegeorges on Thursday January 27, 2022 @10:07AM (#30101422)
I suspect a lot of answers defending leetcode style interviews are cases of survivorship bias.
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Re:Poll: Is the leetcode grind necessary to land a high payi... by Madmallard on Thursday January 27, 2022 @06:59PM (#30108842)
In my case it's drastically simpler and easier than the types of interviews I've had at places with even higher applicant demand like say Game Companies.

There really is no comparison in difficulty from getting a few simple binary search or iteration questions from a FAANG company and the kinds of things higher end game studios ask you.

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