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I Bombed My Technical Interview with " "

Sterling Perry on January 14, 2021

May I take a moment to vent about how coding challenges in no-way are indicative of your ability to create great apps or your worth as a developer....
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Stephanie81518 • Edited

Thanks so much for sharing this experience. Your point regarding the gap between tech interview questions and IRL applications is a very good one. I feel pretty sure that in passing you up due to this gap, this company missed out on hiring a developer who would have added a great deal of value to their team. IRL experience > "dog-and-pony show" any time. Best wishes as you continue your search for the company that deserves you!

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Sterling Perry

Thank you Stephanie for your time and kindness! The "dog and pony shows" create a disconnect that marginalize a great number of good devs. Nonetheless, we have to learn to clear these "jumps and hurdles" to reach our goals. Thanks again

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Patrick Göler von Ravensburg

Thanks for sharing. Could you elaborate on the second problem? I didn't quite understand that. Are the words the arguments? After the 9 was used does it start at 1 again? I'd like to brush up on my interviewing as well 😊

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Sterling Perry

Thanks Patrick for your time. I wish I could give you more info on this question, but I was lost on it. I'm trying to search around for a similar coding challenge. If I find one, I'll definitely do a follow up post with the questions.