> The point of a coding interview is to eliminate, as fast as possible, people who simply can't code.
I sincerely don’t believe this is true or that there’s any supporting evidence for it besides people repeating it. The point is to eliminate employment discrimination claims for large companies and this is what baseline they established to support the claim.
The point for everyone else is: we have too much to do, figuring out how to interview effectively and fairly is too much more work. Let’s use what everyone else uses.
I sincerely don’t believe this is true or that there’s any supporting evidence for it besides people repeating it. The point is to eliminate employment discrimination claims for large companies and this is what baseline they established to support the claim.
The point for everyone else is: we have too much to do, figuring out how to interview effectively and fairly is too much more work. Let’s use what everyone else uses.