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Re:Why do big companies ask unrealistic software engineering... by zwnow on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @09:04AM (#39013363)
These kind of tests are rarely about seeing if an applicant can actually successfully solve the issue. It is about seeing how the applicant approaches a difficult problem.

Maybe google, amazon and whatnot see that differently but I would not personally wanna work there anyway.

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Re:Why do big companies ask unrealistic software engineering... by guappa on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @09:13AM (#39013439)
That's what they tell you… They also tell you it's pseudocode, and then proceed to interrupt you if you forgot a ";".
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