You want to talk about "soft-brained" engineers? Let's talk about an industry that thinks inverting binary trees has anything to do with building software in 2025. Your "golden age" was never about finding the best engineers—it was about maintaining an exclusive club where success depended on CS degree pedigree rather than actual problem-solving ability. We didn't break your system; we just gave people the tools to succeed in it. Every time you subject a candidate to a hostile interview process, you create another person looking for community and support.
I'm the founder of HackerPrep.io and I actually think what we're trying to build is something really cool and authentic and beautiful - engineers are coming together to support one another through a challenging process (by challenging process ;). Our users aren't cheating—they're smart enough to do their research and help each other succeed.
Software Engineer @ Trading Company | 7 years building systems
Currently working on high-performance trading systems. Previously led engineering teams. Love solving complex problems with clean code.
You want to talk about "soft-brained" engineers? Let's talk about an industry that thinks inverting binary trees has anything to do with building software in 2025. Your "golden age" was never about finding the best engineers—it was about maintaining an exclusive club where success depended on CS degree pedigree rather than actual problem-solving ability. We didn't break your system; we just gave people the tools to succeed in it. Every time you subject a candidate to a hostile interview process, you create another person looking for community and support.
I'm the founder of HackerPrep.io and I actually think what we're trying to build is something really cool and authentic and beautiful - engineers are coming together to support one another through a challenging process (by challenging process ;). Our users aren't cheating—they're smart enough to do their research and help each other succeed.
I guess I should feel privileged for the founder HackerPrep to respond to my post... I don't.