> It sure would be nice to live in a world where programming qualifications meant something, so I didn't have to spend 2.5 of those 5 hours demonstrating that I can do the programming equivalent of tying my shoe laces.
I’ve read so many resumes from candidates who appeared highly qualified and experienced, only to get them in an interview and discover that they can’t even write a for loop in the language they said they were an expert in.
It’s surprising the first time it happens. The 100th time you see it, you embrace the coding interview.
Unfortunate, but it’s how we have arrived at the status quo. A nontrivial number of applicants will charismatically lie through their teeth if they think they can get away with it.
I’ve read so many resumes from candidates who appeared highly qualified and experienced, only to get them in an interview and discover that they can’t even write a for loop in the language they said they were an expert in.
It’s surprising the first time it happens. The 100th time you see it, you embrace the coding interview.
Unfortunate, but it’s how we have arrived at the status quo. A nontrivial number of applicants will charismatically lie through their teeth if they think they can get away with it.