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		nprateem on May 16, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I turned my interview task for Google into a start... From my experience, you're in the minority.

TomK32 on May 16, 2019 [–]

In having a large private codebase to show prospect clients or employers? Or in having it accepted as an alternative to standardized tests?

nprateem on May 16, 2019 | [–]

Having it to show. I'd happily accept that in place of a coding challenge, but sadly incredibly few candidates have anything they can show.

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