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Re:Ask HN: How to prepare for technical interviews? by valdiorn on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @04:58AM (#9176715)
You've already made up your mind about who and what I am based on 3 paragraphs of text (which I wrote in a somewhat sarcastic and aggressive tone, I know, to make it a bit more funny to read, and to invoke some response).

But I'm going to level with you: if my expert can't handle a simple problem with training wheels, like FizzBuzz, it is a very strong indicator that attempting to give him a bigger problem to solve (but not code) is a waste of time.

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Re:Ask HN: How to prepare for technical interviews? by petervandijck on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @08:10AM (#9177254)
Your expert baker example is spot on. I know a chef who asks new cooks to cook a scrambled egg. If they can't do that right (and many can't), it points to real problems with their basics. If they feel cooking a scrambled egg is somehow below them, that's not good either.
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