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Re:Show HN: Codassium – A better way to conduct remote inter... by karterk on Wednesday August 13, 2014 @11:57AM (#8173498)
We posted a prototype of Codassium last year, and received plenty of positive feedback. We went ahead and built a full product out of it, and we're eager to share it with everyone on HN.

We still have a Lite version of the app which supports collaborative code editing and video chat, while the full version has live code execution and a shared Linux terminal too.

Would love to hear your feedback.

Re:Show HN: Codassium – A better way to conduct remote inter... by amorphid on Thursday August 14, 2014 @12:01AM (#8176058)
Hey Kishore, I'm a recruiter and developer. My company has been experimenting w/ different options for technical interviews.

Our current tool of choice is GoToMeeting, mostly because it offers video/audio chat, screen sharing, keyboard sharing. Most importantly, GoToMeeting seems to consume least amount of bandwidth, which makes is more reliable for interviewing candidates w/ slower Internet connections. The main problem with GoToMeeting is that it's clunky, and the licensing options are a pain in the butt. It's not uncommon for one interviewer to log in w/ the credentials we use, only to kick out another interviewer. Scheduling is kind of a pain in the butt, too.

I'm going to recommend we try out Codassium. I've played with it a little bit, and it looks awesome so far. I have one feature request that would be awesome for us. Give users the ability to set the resolution for the webcam image. When audio & video become choppy, allowing someone to use a lower resolution could mean the difference between completing or having to reschedule the interview. How well you manage bandwidth could also mean the difference between winning & keeping us as a customer :)

Re:Show HN: Codassium – A better way to conduct remote inter... by t0nyh0 on Wednesday August 13, 2014 @02:00PM (#8174162)
Which languages do you support?
Re:Show HN: Codassium – A better way to conduct remote inter... by karterk on Wednesday August 13, 2014 @02:02PM (#8174172)
Quite a few. Code execution support for Java, Ruby, Python, C, C++, PHP, Node/JS, C#.