Sarah Mei
HackerRank: literally everything that's wrong with developer interviews...now automated!
Two questions about HackerRank: 1. what is this exclusionary bullshit 2. can everyone who made it gtfo kkthxpic.twitter.com/WZ53PdGx67
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You know what happens when you hire from a pool of people who like to compete? You end up with a room full of people who like to compete.
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Who likes to compete? People who win. Who wins, disproportionately, in our society due to structural racism and sexism? White dudes.
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"Less talk, more code." If you think that's what software is about...you have a lot to learn.
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Spinning "competitive coding" as a way to counteract race- & gender-based bias is some serious doublespeak. It does exactly the opposite.
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First, because it straight-up doesn't work. Forcing candidates to compete means the people you really want on your team will just opt out.
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Second, because it's a lie. A competitive internal culture and real team diversity are mutually incompatible.
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Homogeneity allows for efficient shorthand communication. Diversity introduces some overhead, as ideas must be translated and restated.
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@sarahmei What if I don't want to solve CodeChallenges™ or work at a company where this is a proxy for talent? -
@sarahmei "but but its a meritocracy. i know becuase i'm good. and the thing said i'm good. see?" -
@sarahmei@fablednet It covers ALL THE SKILLZ. Algorithms, Data Structures, Language Syntax. Yes, that's all of the skillz. -
@sarahmei I'm personally using@hackerrank to tune up some skills -- not necessarily to directly compete. -
@sarahmei well they have a twitter account let's just ask them@hackerrank -
@sarahmei Stupid question from an ignorant person: what is exclusionary here? (I feel bad that I don't get it but I want to get it!) -
@sarahmei Hell, one woman who interviewed with us submitted a bug report on an impossible test. That counted as a "failure."
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