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Re:Senior devs. Is anyone else insulted by coding exams? by Apocryphon on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @12:51PM (#30617718)
It all comes down to philosophy- one could argue that it's better to have interviews reflect the actual material of the work. And that such domain-specific questions would require less prep, as the candidate's experience should already be strengthening them to answer such questions. Not to mention additional career development in those skills- asking and answering Stack Overflow questions, technical blogging, side projects using the same stack, etc.
Re:Senior devs. Is anyone else insulted by coding exams? by jxidjhdhdhdhfhf on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @01:01PM (#30617866)
That's much worse than leetcode problems because it requires tons of work outside work. Most people, myself included, have a life and interests outside of the very narrow focus of their career, and don't want to spend 16 hours a day focused on that one aspect of life. Studying a few leetcode problems is no big deal in comparison.
Re:Senior devs. Is anyone else insulted by coding exams? by Apocryphon on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @01:05PM (#30617908)
Depends on the companies you're applying to, it's rarely just "a few." One of the difficulties is retention. A LeetCode a day only goes so far until you have to repeat older problems. Better to get it all done in one test.