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Please stop the coding challenges

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261 points CrazyEmi | 1 comments | 15 Nov 24 15:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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breckenedge ◴[15 Nov 24 15:50 UTC] 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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1. JohnFen ◴[15 Nov 24 16:04 UTC] 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.