Leetcode Considered Harmful

Re:Leetcode Considered Harmful by gautamdivgi on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @03:10AM (#31905014)

Agreed. That's what LC is filling these days. It's a kind of "qualification" in an unregulated industry. The doctor has the MD, the lawyer a JD, public accountant CPA, etc. There is no base minimum that a software engineer is required to have. Even tradesmen are required to be licensed which follows some certification.

The other aspect I would mention is that the LC style interview has made it possible for a candidate not to bother about their relationships with their existing employer. It is not so for other professions. A doctors career can be nuked by unfavorable recommendations by their existing employer.

This is what every "I don't like LC / LC is harmful" post doesn't address. - How do you certify? (and no, a profile of github projects doesn't count) - How do you make the candidate free of any obligation to his current employer? LC interviews are the symptom, not the cause.

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Re:Leetcode Considered Harmful by yieldcrv on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @05:19AM (#31905752)

I think everyone gets that, and are still saying go get some more inspiration.

for example, go back to training people on the job.

If the company really thinks they need someone that can hit the ground running they could have trained someone that demonstrated other experience far faster than the same 7 months the job opening was there for.

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