Critique of common coding interview questions that fail to assess real-world programming skills
This opinionated blog post dissects five popular coding interview questions that the author argues are fundamentally flawed for evaluating software engineering talent. By analyzing specific examples of widely-used interview problems, the piece exposes how these questions often test obscure algorithmic knowledge rather than practical programming abilities, communication skills, or real-world problem-solving capabilities. Engineering leaders will gain valuable insights into identifying and avoiding interview questions that create false barriers to hiring while learning to focus on assessment methods that better predict actual job performance.
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