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		dyno12345 on June 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Technical Interview Is Dead I'm suspicious of whiteboard coding as well. Why not give the person a computer and 20 minutes? Why make it less realistic by taking all reference material, editor and ability to test-run the program?

raverbashing on June 23, 2013 [–]

This

It's the same stupid behaviour with "scrum post-its" when there are tools available.

Yes, you can't interview a surgeon by giving him a scalpel and a patient, but this is not the case with software development interviews

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