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Please stop the coding challenges

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261 points CrazyEmi | 2 comments | 15 Nov 24 15:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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liontwist ◴[15 Nov 24 16:02 UTC] No.42148091[source]▶
Remember that in other fields like medicine, finance, academia, and law, getting in involves 5+ years of hoop jumping and commitment signaling that have nothing to do with the final job.

We are blessed.

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1. TrackerFF ◴[15 Nov 24 16:16 UTC] No.42148253[source]▶
Dunno, all my "normal" engineering job interviews just revolved around my previous work, going through big picture design problems, and specific things related to the job.

Didn't have to solve PDE's on the whiteboard, or regurgitate integral transformations.

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2. liontwist ◴[15 Nov 24 20:32 UTC] No.42150632[source]▶
Normal engineering isn’t a vehicle to the upper middle class. Supply of engineering degree holders (challenging) is much closer to demand.