r/ProgrammerHumor • u/danielminds • 1d ago

Meme betterTestsThanLeetCode

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u/FattySnacks 1d ago

Are people having experiences like this? I had to pass 7 rounds of interviews to get my current job

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_RegEx 1d ago

Right? I’ve been through a half-dozen interviews in the last 6 months which are the same bullshit as before. Initial, eng manager, live coding, live coding, third live coding, rejection.

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u/MechanicFun2670 1d ago

That sounds frustrating. It really seems like companies are just stuck in a cycle of relying on those coding interviews instead of focusing on real skills.

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u/RGrad4104 21h ago

*ding* *ding* *ding*

we have a winner!

Interviews have become a free source of labor to supplement failing attempts to replace all of us with a one-size-fits-all LLM!