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Re:The GitHub Job Interview by teyc on Sunday January 08, 2012 @03:41PM (#3440448)
Production code baes are never trivial enough for a quick test. They usually require a deep understanding of domain.

Have you ever tried to fix an open bug on a GitHub project? It is non-trivial.

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Re:The GitHub Job Interview by rhizome on Sunday January 08, 2012 @05:12PM (#3440669)
Well you don't give them the entire codebase, you package the bug-that-was-fixed into a tiny example app. I think it probably goes without saying to exclude changes in business rules.

Is this not closer to the actual job than Pascal's Triangle?

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Re:The GitHub Job Interview by teyc on Sunday January 08, 2012 @07:32PM (#3441015)
oh I see. I agree with you entirely.
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