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Discussion on: Should front end developers be interviewed about algorithms?

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James Thomson

Why are we interviewing people for things they won't use on the job?

This. The best job interviews I've had have involved a take home "mini project" which basically tested how I would approach building a simple app. Use of any technology was allowed (though sometimes some were hinted as preferred) and any questions could be asked. I think this simulated a real project much more accurately than being thrown random questions on the specifics of certain languages. With the plethora of tech, patterns, languages, algorithms we're exposed to every day it's impossible to know everything which is why we all greatly rely on the Internet to assist us with our daily tasks. Why not expose that in a job interview?