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Please stop the coding challenges

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261 points CrazyEmi | 7 comments | | HN request time: 0.207s | source | bottom
1. breckenedge ◴[] No.42147945[source]
> When was the last time you had to debug an ancient codebase without documentation or help from a team?

Is this a joke?

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2. diob ◴[] No.42148100[source]
As a consultant this is my bread and butter, so it's kind of funny.
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3. JohnFen ◴[] No.42148113[source]
That was my reaction, too.

My answer to that question: I'm doing it right now, and have had to do it at least occasionally in almost every job I've ever had.

4. antonyt ◴[] No.42148183[source]
Agreed - I've never had a job where I didn't have to do this.
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6. makk ◴[] No.42148216[source]
Yeah. And never mind debugging that codebase. How about being on call for that codebase in production.
7. em-bee ◴[] No.42163112[source]
and i enjoy doing it to boot.