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Interesting indeed. Definitely weeds out applicants who are not familiar with the command line.
It also weeds out people who don't have time for "cute" little games like that.
Neat idea. You guys should look at ceph for the backend file store.
the jobs link is interesting. Takes you to a functioning command line but has no other hints or instructions. An interesting gating function: those who don't know how to proceed further (or can't problem-solve sufficiently to find out) aren't likely to succeed in the role and can safely be excluded. Might also have the added bonus of being safe from headhunter bot scrapers.
the jobs link is interesting. Takes you to a functioning command line but has no other hints or instructions. An interesting gating function: those who don't know how to proceed further (or can't problem-solve sufficiently to find out) aren't likely to succeed in the role and can safely be excluded. Might also have the added bonus of being safe from headhunter bot scrapers.
xD link: https://repl.it/site/jobs it's built with repl.it too: https://repl.it/@util/jerbs
Spun up repl.it, did our pip commands, and off we were.
I'm a technical trainer and repl.it has been a godsend. Just this past summer I was running a Python course and due to company policy, I couldn't get my students to download some libs. Spun up repl.it, did our pip commands, and off we were.
And yet the number of times I've seen beginners completely discouraged or even give up programming forever because they have conda and pip and brew and pyenv installed and can't run a basic script after 4 hours of trying because environment mess-up is ridiculous.
The value in a programming environment that literally just works and can give you a functioning web app (the modern very basic I/O) in less than a minute is a huge value add for education.
I'm a complete convert. I've worked with Amasad to write tutorials[0] showing how easy repl is to use and these have become some of my most popular tutorials.
Absolutely incredible that repl.it has done so much in such a short time and with a very small team. All the best for the future!
the jobs link is interesting. Takes you to a functioning command line but has no other hints or instructions. An interesting gating function: those who don't know how to proceed further (or can't problem-solve sufficiently to find out) aren't likely to succeed in the role and can safely be excluded. Might also have the added bonus of being safe from headhunter bot scrapers.
Interesting indeed. Definitely weeds out applicants who are not familiar with the command line.
What are the pros/come versus using a mature online editor such as Cloud9, that supports direct terminal access to the backend instance and FTP/SFTP support? Though I will admit I was disappointed when AWS acquired Cloud9.