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| bio | website | thinkingmedia.ca |
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| location | Markham, Ontario, Canada | |
| age | 40 | |
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Should I be worried about overengineering programming assignments given during interview process? @JimmyHoffa I think my attitude comes from freelancing in the creative field where clients often ask a vendor to complete creative work or tests as part of their pre-work bidding process. I don't do that kind of work, because if I spent hours on every prospect I'd get no billable work done. When I told the OP to proceed with caution it was in the hopes of keeping him from wasting time. The OP wanted to invest time in doing a lot of extra work. It's a temptation but is the payoff worth it? Maybe, but the OP didn't clarify this. It could be short term contract work. |
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Should I be worried about overengineering programming assignments given during interview process? @JimmyHoffa I think this comes down to the employers expectations for a hire. With that said, I'm swinging more to your side the more I read about FizzBuzz testing. A programmer who can't pass at any career level has issues. I'm just not sure if this kind of testing is the same as the OP. See this related question: stackoverflow.com/questions/117812/… |
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Should I be worried about overengineering programming assignments given during interview process? @JimmyHoffa are you disagreeing with my entire answer or just my comments about testing? Maybe I failed to express my perspective correctly, or maybe not? For me, I value more the human component then a written test. A candidate that fails FizzBuzz doesn't prove anything for me. I have to talk to that person to understand why. but I do want to hire skilled workers (always). I just don't think go home write this test and come back. Is an effective way to do that. I'd rather ask the FizzBuzz question and watch them work it out. Do you understand? |
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How can I salvage my internship? 77 upvotes in 48 hours has to be a new record. |
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Can I perform a code review although I am very inexperienced? As long as you're learning. That's all that really matters. |
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Is it just me or is this a baffling tech interview question? deleted 311 characters in body |
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How to ask a programmer a question without getting a solution as the answer @ErikReppen hahahaha... I like that one. |
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Where can I learn 2D game development with Unity? There are a lot of popular 2D games done in unity (some are my fav). I think learning all that unity can do is more important than just the 2D aspect. Digital Tutors has lessons on unity, but I can't comment if they are any good. digitaltutors.com/training/unity-tutorials |
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How to ask a programmer a question without getting a solution as the answer @YannisRizos lol, you might be right. You should post that as an answer. I've read it before, but maybe I can apply it to life. |
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How to ask a programmer a question without getting a solution as the answer @SJuan76 lol, sorry I was joking as well ----> :) |
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How to ask a programmer a question without getting a solution as the answer @YannisRizos I was predicting a close so I deleted, but I understand what you're saying. The problem is you're taking the side of the one being asked. I'm looking for answer for the asker. That will help overcome the points you've just made. The topic of the question is the time wasted. |
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How to ask a programmer a question without getting a solution as the answer @SJuan76 can't I just get an answer without having to explain WHY! |
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