The code challenges are there to test your capability as a coder and to see if you are serious about getting the job in the first place. it also gives the hiring company a good vibe and confidence of the person they are hiring.
In short, it's a way to test your intelligence level, proving to them that you are not a lier and you are really good at what you do.
Let's stop here for a second and think outside the programming world! let's imagine a doctor, lawyer, engineer or even a builder. After 10 or 20 years in the business, no one would ask them to take a test or prove themselves simply because they have demonstrated it.
Why as a programmer I always have to prove it? to me, I find it insulting and degrading because it shows that they have no value for your work experience or the time you have spent working and learning about whatever language you have been working on. instead, they are putting all that aside and make their judgment based solely on a test that is 2 hours long or less! that's absolutely absurd and ridiculous.
you may be nervous, have anxiety, depression ...etc and didn't not performs well. That is it, you are not qualified. How ironic is that? it's like treating you like a machine rather than human.
If all programs stop accepting code challenges and get treated like humans and refuse to be part of this madness then things would change, again! think about other jobs they don't test people like that!
What is the point of PROBATION period? ! it's a risk that both the hiring company and the employee are willing to take to work out their differences.
That's my thoughts on this, Happy coding.
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The code challenges are there to test your capability as a coder and to see if you are serious about getting the job in the first place. it also gives the hiring company a good vibe and confidence of the person they are hiring.
In short, it's a way to test your intelligence level, proving to them that you are not a lier and you are really good at what you do.
Let's stop here for a second and think outside the programming world! let's imagine a doctor, lawyer, engineer or even a builder. After 10 or 20 years in the business, no one would ask them to take a test or prove themselves simply because they have demonstrated it.
Why as a programmer I always have to prove it? to me, I find it insulting and degrading because it shows that they have no value for your work experience or the time you have spent working and learning about whatever language you have been working on. instead, they are putting all that aside and make their judgment based solely on a test that is 2 hours long or less! that's absolutely absurd and ridiculous.
you may be nervous, have anxiety, depression ...etc and didn't not performs well. That is it, you are not qualified. How ironic is that? it's like treating you like a machine rather than human.
If all programs stop accepting code challenges and get treated like humans and refuse to be part of this madness then things would change, again! think about other jobs they don't test people like that!
What is the point of PROBATION period? ! it's a risk that both the hiring company and the employee are willing to take to work out their differences.
That's my thoughts on this, Happy coding.