The Two Sides of the Interview Process Dance
More interview gold by The Codist.
In the Real World Memorization is Overrated
Couldn’t agree more
The Mother of All Interview Questions
A fantastic question, not what you might expect.
Burningbird | Perfect Example
A good and honest rebuttal to programming interview questions.
The worst algorithm in the world?
Recursion, great for interviews, not so much for the real world.
The web is your new resume
Couldn’t agree more!
Hiring Developers: You're Doing It Wrong
I hope to see more people jump on this bandwagon.
Today’s coding interview game
The game to get hired is to know CS 2xx inside and out. How does that ensure you are good programmer?
How To Answer A Programming Interview Question And Look Good Doing It
Great post on dealing with programming interviews.
Will the really real programmers please stand up?
Thank you! A well thought out and presented case against ridiculous interviews like Google, et al.
How to Find Crappy Programmers | Code Anthem
On the topic of interviews and job hunting I’m constantly flip flopping between playing the game and complaining about the stupidity of the process. This falls on the complaining side.
On The Value Of Fundamentals In Software Development
I’ve been going back and forth with @brikis98 for a while on this and I’m still torn. The idea that someone can assess your software engineering chops by asking you to implement a binary search tree is laughable yet understanding fundamentals is obviously the basis upon which the best developers depend. I think my frustration comes from the idea that recalling trivia and minutiae about a specific data structure or algorithm passes for an assessment of someones grasp of fundamentals instead of focusing on use cases and trade offs. To make an analogy to carpentry, you wouldn’t ask a carpenter how to make a circular saw or a hammer but you would want them to know when to use one over the other.
