Re:Explain the first 10 lines of Twitter's source code to me
by paulcole on Friday February 25, 2022 @10:02PM
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The article makes it pretty clear that the exercise is a conversation, not a test. It’s not just seeing what they know, it’s finding out if they can carry on a pleasant conversation. It’s finding out if they can discuss a technical topic beyond telling the other person to “Google it.” In many organizations a Senior is responsible for helping the Juniors become Seniors — a responsibility not well suited to the autonomous lone wolf.
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Re:Explain the first 10 lines of Twitter's source code to me
by ZephyrBlu on Friday February 25, 2022 @11:27PM
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The way the author writes and answers questions in the comments shows he does actually see it as a test.
> Note that since our technical discussion is a conversation. I don’t expect a perfect answer from anyone. If I hear some right keywords, I know that the candidate knows the concept, and I try to push them in the right direction
I.e. if you don't know the concept you don't pass.
And in a comment:
> I would much rather hire an all-rounder with deep knowledge of HTML/CSS/JS rather than a particular framework. This “Twitter source code” test demonstrates just that.
He literally calls it a test.
Also, I'm not saying Seniors are lone wolfs. I'm saying that they should be able to work autonomously (I.e. without supervision). I'm not prescribing what that work entails.