About the "write your own code", what if you find the best way of doing it on google, shouldn't you use it instead of using your own code that may not be as good?
Wouldn't using copy/paste of several bits of code found here and there and putting them together to fulfill the task at hand an efficient way of doing things?
I tend to write my own code but if I find already written parts that do exactly what I want, my laziness kicks in and I'd just copy/paste ...
For the "Ask for help", I'm pleasantly surprised to read this.
Most of the company I took tests with (ok, only 3 so it's not a big sample) would not accept it.
I think writing your own code matter because everyone can copy paste.
The test is a way to confirm your logic and you ability to write an algorithm.
Last test I reviewed, the candidate used a whole snippet found online to read json and insert it to a databse,by batch, without failing.
It worked pretty well, and the code author would be welcome to join the team, but what does it says about the candidate ?
That he didn't know how to do it ? That he knew but he thought that snippet was more effective ?
Moreover, nobody want to hire someone who use pieces of code from stack overflow without understanding it.
Concerning the help provided, indeed it's not that common, and I think it's a shame.
Dunno why companies don't offer it.
I mean, even during the whiteboard test you should be able to discuss an issue with the recruiter.
Why not during the technical test then ?
Well, I understand but if the task worked without failing, I would assume he understood the objective, how to find and understand the code that would work for the situation and apply it.
Maybe he didn't feel like typing and went for the fastest, most efficient way.
I'm not trying to antagonize you, I just think sometimes, finding the already-made solution is as good as coding it from scratch yourself ;)
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Nice article.
About the "write your own code", what if you find the best way of doing it on google, shouldn't you use it instead of using your own code that may not be as good?
Wouldn't using copy/paste of several bits of code found here and there and putting them together to fulfill the task at hand an efficient way of doing things?
I tend to write my own code but if I find already written parts that do exactly what I want, my laziness kicks in and I'd just copy/paste ...
For the "Ask for help", I'm pleasantly surprised to read this.
Most of the company I took tests with (ok, only 3 so it's not a big sample) would not accept it.
I think writing your own code matter because everyone can copy paste.
The test is a way to confirm your logic and you ability to write an algorithm.
Last test I reviewed, the candidate used a whole snippet found online to read json and insert it to a databse,by batch, without failing.
It worked pretty well, and the code author would be welcome to join the team, but what does it says about the candidate ?
That he didn't know how to do it ? That he knew but he thought that snippet was more effective ?
Moreover, nobody want to hire someone who use pieces of code from stack overflow without understanding it.
Concerning the help provided, indeed it's not that common, and I think it's a shame.
Dunno why companies don't offer it.
I mean, even during the whiteboard test you should be able to discuss an issue with the recruiter.
Why not during the technical test then ?
Well, I understand but if the task worked without failing, I would assume he understood the objective, how to find and understand the code that would work for the situation and apply it.
Maybe he didn't feel like typing and went for the fastest, most efficient way.
I'm not trying to antagonize you, I just think sometimes, finding the already-made solution is as good as coding it from scratch yourself ;)