Business owner, in disbelief: "Literally had a candidate fail at FizzBuzz!" I think people think FizzBuzz is a joke. No, it's a screener.
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@patio11 in our experience, 60-70 percent do not pass a test like “write a method that adds up numbers in an array”. -
@patio11 and by “do not pass" i don’t mean they don’t write a good version of the method, I mean they can’t write one at all. - 5 more replies
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@patio11 Do public repos help in any way?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 back 10 years ago, I asked for a simple string reversal in any language & there was 1 applicant who wrote down nothing. Eye openerThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 "It is actually the case that tens of percent of people who apply for a job in writing software have no ability to write." FTFYThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 I watched 2 new hires (recent grad + experienced engineer w/ C on his CV) struggle for an hour to add a printf of a variableThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 absolutely true. In my attempt to hire a half-decent dev, that's what I've discovered.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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