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The idea all tech companies require you to know niche data structures is kind of a meme honestly. I'm sure some do but not the ones I've interviewed at at least.
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No other engineering discipline has such a low barrier to entry where everyone can self tech themselves at home almost everything people that go through the higher education pipeline can, and then extra on top due to how fast the industry evolves, where even having a degree might not make you qualified for a job today. In no other engineering discipline is all the tooling FOSS. So the PRO is that anyone can become a…
Having a process which only exist for the 1% of least likely candidates is absurd. Even if you wanted to give these people w chance, obviously you don't need to subject the 99% of people to the same process. What is the point of asking a CS graduate with 5 years industry experience some brain teaser questions? There is literally no point, it tells you exactly zero about the candidate.
Also, you can self teach everything in most engineering disciplines. What part of Electrical engineering or mechanical engineering requires a substantial financial investment or has things you could only learn in a university?
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This sounds like an amazing resource. What’s the rationale for making it all free?
The writing is on the wall for Leetcode-style interviewing. The signal-to-noise ratio is diminishing in the age of AI (cheating). These sorts of puzzle challenges might no longer play a meaningful role going forward.
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No other engineering discipline has such a low barrier to entry where everyone can self tech themselves at home almost everything people that go through the higher education pipeline can, and then extra on top due to how fast the industry evolves, where even having a degree might not make you qualified for a job today. In no other engineering discipline is all the tooling FOSS. So the PRO is that anyone can become a…
How many 100% self taught, no prior experience people are applying to these positions and are accepted for interviews? Obviously that number is extremely low especially given the last couple of years. Having a process which only exist for the 1% of least likely candidates is absurd. Even if you wanted to give these people w chance, obviously you don't need to subject the 99% of people to the same process. What is the…
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IMO "easy/medium" coding questions have their place. I run quite a lot of interviews and I have many many "seniors" from known techn companies that can't do exercises that are glorified reverse for loops. The idea all tech companies require you to know niche data structures is kind of a meme honestly. I'm sure some do but not the ones I've interviewed at at least.
What is the point of all of this. No other industry has this.
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How many 100% self taught, no prior experience people are applying to these positions and are accepted for interviews? Obviously that number is extremely low especially given the last couple of years. Having a process which only exist for the 1% of least likely candidates is absurd. Even if you wanted to give these people w chance, obviously you don't need to subject the 99% of people to the same process. What is the…
Sir, this is a Show HN.
If what you are making is built upon a joke of a premise that should be criticized.
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Sir, this is a Show HN.
And therefore you aren't allowed to criticize it? If what you are making is built upon a joke of a premise that should be criticized.