Fahim is the co-founder of Educative, an interactive learning platform that helps software developers become more productive and more successful. Learn more at educative.io.
Education
B.S., CompSci - University of the Punjab; M.Sc., CompSci - University of Washington
Totally agree with you, Sean. It was geared towards candidates who don't even try to find the solution and become content with the brute-force solution. Some candidates don't even try to come out of their comfort zone and that's a red flag.
Totally agree with you, Sean. It was geared towards candidates who don't even try to find the solution and become content with the brute-force solution. Some candidates don't even try to come out of their comfort zone and that's a red flag.
IMHO both are red flags: candidate who writes only the perfect solution, candidate who writes only the worst solution.
The solution should be a way to discuss (and learn) as many things as you can.