Chimpanzees' performance on computer tasks changes when people watching them

Re:Chimpanzees' performance on computer tasks changes when p... by andyjohnson0 on Saturday November 16, 2024 @06:23AM (#42155857)

> Yet for some of us the stress of being observed and scrutinized is crippling regardless of the task difficulty. I've bombed so many interviews because of this. :(

I feel your pain.

I had a fourth-round interview recently where I was expected to write code while narrating my thoughts to two people sitting either side of me - and while perched on a wobbly office stool at a standing desk. Couldn't think. Totally bombed it.

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Re:Chimpanzees' performance on computer tasks changes when p... by phatskat on Saturday November 16, 2024 @03:31PM (#42159054)

Oh that sounds awful I’m sorry! I’ve had to do code tests in online IDEs which fine, but I use vim and so I had to write everything in vim, paste to the IDE, get the live feedback from the rendered output and make adjustments back and forth. It would’ve been fine if not for the timed aspect.

I can’t imagine adding two people, an unfamiliar desk setup, an unfamiliar keyboard even, all while talking about what I’m doing.

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Re:Chimpanzees' performance on computer tasks changes when p... by Citizen_Lame on Sunday November 17, 2024 @06:26AM (#42163527)

Is, "I use vim", a computer version of I am vegetarian?

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