TypeScripting the technical interview
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TypeScripting the technical interview
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#2So beautiful and horrific at the same time :D.
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#3So he wrote all that for the typescript lsp to respond with the answer, but when it compiles down it's nothing? And we're using runes as variables just because?
That is pretty neat, and silly.
I also think it highlights my natural aversion to static type checking in dynamic languages. I know that I could get sucked into writing a bunch of code for the checker, instead of using my energy for making the application work.
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#4I remember reading the original version and thinking "Ah, this would be so much more grokkable if only I knew Haskell"... Delusions of grandeur are a marvelous thing!
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#6Well written and super funny. Reminded me a bit of Scott’s writing, particularly the descriptions of the horrified interviewer.
I’ve never worked in a Typescript shop, is there any truth to the satire here? The sea of confusing types to solve any problem?
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#7A good example of how TypeScript can be done so incredibly wrong.
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#8This is a delightful read, which reminds me of two other articles. The first is also a caricature of the technical interview, solving FizzBuz with Tensorflow: https://joelgrus.com/2016/05/23/fizz-buzz-in-tensorflow/
The second is a explanatory story, or "discovery fiction" as the article classifies itself: https://paulbutler.org/2022/what-does-it-mean-to-listen-on-a...
I love these humorous yet pedagogic technical writings, woven with a bit of literary eloquence and down-to-earth narrative. Thank you for this.
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#9Richard has a whole series of these.
I was going to try to pick out one of my favourites from this series, but I really can't. Every last one is a treasure.
EDIT: Oops! This is based on Aphyr's work. My bad!
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#10Well written and super funny. Reminded me a bit of Scott’s writing, particularly the descriptions of the horrified interviewer. I’ve never worked in a Typescript shop, is there any truth to the satire here? The sea of confusing types to solve any problem?
It’s a very beautiful language even despite being compatible with Javascript. The code here is delightfully absurd, please don’t think it is representative.