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		mothsonasloth on May 12, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: They Were Promised Coding Jobs in Appalachia Coding tests are effectively a benchmark, and as Goodhart's law says about metrics. They cease to become a useful measure. That's why I am interested in someone's portfolio, if they don't have a portfolio, then why?

Nasrudith on May 13, 2019 [–]

Coding tests are often meant as a fizzbuzz type filter - if it is meant only for a very basic level of competence.

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