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Re:On a Great Interview Question by rendall on Thursday April 13, 2023 @05:13AM (#35552899)
While I do think it's a great interview question, I do think all technical candidacy flows where the person will be programming must have a coding component of some kind. Even just "FizzBuzz" is better than no coding.

That said, I do think it's best to have the person relaxed and at their best, so anything to minimize stress or discomfort will show candidates at their best.

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Re:On a Great Interview Question by andrewstuart on Thursday April 13, 2023 @05:29AM (#35553018)
I refuse to do coding tests.

Having said that I have open source projects to point to. If that’s not enough for them I’ll take different job.

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Re:On a Great Interview Question by rendall on Friday April 14, 2023 @08:30AM (#35568783)
What is your primary objection?

What if the exercise were something straightforward, simple and given before the interview? And, you had the option of instead discussing a solution of equivalent or greater complexity.

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