Show HN: HackerPen a better tool for tech interview
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#2Hey! This is a pretty cool tool. As a nitpick, I think that the pricing page is off. $500 for a year, as opposed to $50 a month, is not a 20% savings.
Re: Show HN: HackerPen a better tool for tech interview
#3Nice tool at a fraction of the price of others in this space, but to be honest I'm not sure how it is a "better tool" - it's a code pad for coding interviews, but there are no rich features or any ways it distinguishes itself from others.
There are many gaps in the way code interviews are done, and especially with remote now I think there's a lot of ways you could have a tool which really differentiates itself in features and functionality. Good start though!
Re: Show HN: HackerPen a better tool for tech interview
#4Hey! This is a pretty cool tool. As a nitpick, I think that the pricing page is off. $500 for a year, as opposed to $50 a month, is not a 20% savings.
600/1.2 = 500
I think it’s correct? Now I’m confused too
Edit: yup was wrong. Read reply for right calculations.
Re: Show HN: HackerPen a better tool for tech interview
#5Hey! This is a pretty cool tool. As a nitpick, I think that the pricing page is off. $500 for a year, as opposed to $50 a month, is not a 20% savings.
600/1.2 = 500 I think it’s correct? Now I’m confused too Edit: yup was wrong. Read reply for right calculations.
Typically "20% savings" would mean that you save 20% of the initial value. 20% x $600 = $120, not $100. I.e., you should multiply by (1-0.2), not divide by (1+0.2).
Edit: That has the undesirable property that common English sentences don't cancel out like you'd expect -- if you lower the price by 20% then raise it by 20% you don't end up where you started. Unfortunately, that problem doesn't go away whether "increasing/decreasing by x%" always refers to the former or the latter price; you'd require that it target's the former price in one direction and the latter price in the other, which IMO is even less intuitive than the status quo.
Re: Show HN: HackerPen a better tool for tech interview
#6Hey! This is a pretty cool tool. As a nitpick, I think that the pricing page is off. $500 for a year, as opposed to $50 a month, is not a 20% savings.
600/1.2 = 500 I think it’s correct? Now I’m confused too Edit: yup was wrong. Read reply for right calculations.
600 * (1 - 0.20) = 480
Re: Show HN: HackerPen a better tool for tech interview
#7This doesn't solve any of the problems I hear a lot about with technical interviews so I don't see how it's better. Everyone (interviewers and interviewees) complains about writing code and using a white board; this just enables those hated un-proven interview techniques.
Re: Show HN: HackerPen a better tool for tech interview
#8"Better" in what way? I have been using CoderPad (and similar services) for over a decade and they do all this and a lot more at the same price point.
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#9Re: Show HN: HackerPen a better tool for tech interview
#10"Better" in what way? I have been using CoderPad (and similar services) for over a decade and they do all this and a lot more at the same price point.
Hi Paxy, thanks for the reply! So a few things are better IMHO (comparing to Codepad):
- pricing: $50/month for unlimited v.s. %50/5 interviews codepad
- the whiteboard feature is easier to use.
On our future roadmap, we also plan to make a feature for feedback loop that encourages companies to share detailed rubric and feedback / and let candidates know what to expect and how they performed.