Ask HN: Devs who passed whiteboarding at FAANG: how do you feel about it?

Re:Ask HN: Devs who passed whiteboarding at FAANG: how do yo... by wai1234 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @06:20AM (#31906028)

The tests select for people that will put themselves through hell just to work for you. They don't measure anything else. See any of the many stories of gifted, senior, often well known devs who did not 'pass' because they refused to degrade themselves by spending months studying to pass an arbitrary process.

The notion that you figure out "if the person applying is actually really smart" is a 'just so story'.

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Re:Ask HN: Devs who passed whiteboarding at FAANG: how do yo... by kypro on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @06:40AM (#31906113)

> The tests select for people that will put themselves through hell just to work for you.

Assuming this is true, are you suggesting this is done knowingly and deliberately by those conducting the interview? I wonder if there is data suggesting the approach works (employees who undergo whiteboarding are more productive than those that don't), but perhaps the reason why it works is not understood?

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Re:Ask HN: Devs who passed whiteboarding at FAANG: how do yo... by wai1234 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @08:43AM (#31906901)

I'm not aware of any evidence the approach works. Seriously.

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Re:Ask HN: Devs who passed whiteboarding at FAANG: how do yo... by wai1234 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @12:12PM (#31909585)

I realized I didn't answer your question.

Yes, it's a form of hazing.

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