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Re:Show HN: CodeRev.app – Code Review as Interview by pavlov on Monday February 19, 2024 @11:04AM (#39431270)

Reciting all x86-64 opcodes and their possible encodings from memory is even more difficult, so it must be an even stronger signal. Why not test programmers solely on this essential knowledge? It’s almost unavoidable that their code will execute on an Intel/AMD CPU at some point, so it’s best to filter for programmers who have the strongest grasp of the fundamentals.

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Re:Show HN: CodeRev.app – Code Review as Interview by whiterknight on Monday February 19, 2024 @02:42PM (#39433816)

Easy to refute that. That test gives you 0 every time you run it. Leet code gives a 1 10-20% of the time.

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Re:Show HN: CodeRev.app – Code Review as Interview by pavlov on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @05:24AM (#39439638)

If you let people know that they can get a $300k job by memorizing x86-64 opcodes, you will start getting >0 pass rates on this test. It’s a given.

When people have time to prepare for the test and the incentives are high enough, you only get what you measure. The leetcode fans don’t seem to understand this.

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Re:Show HN: CodeRev.app – Code Review as Interview by whiterknight on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @09:50AM (#39441953)

If that’s true then a large number of candidates should be passing leet code tests, right?

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