When I was at reddit, we did a round of hiring where we published some coding puzzles online, and the solution was the email address of where to send your resume.
Most of the responses were, "I don't want your job, I just wanted to know that I solved the puzzle". I actually hit gmail's sending limit trying to reply to everyone to let them know they solved the puzzle.
So I'd say, people like solving puzzles for the sake of it, and getting praise for doing so.
Most of the responses were, "I don't want your job, I just wanted to know that I solved the puzzle". I actually hit gmail's sending limit trying to reply to everyone to let them know they solved the puzzle.
So I'd say, people like solving puzzles for the sake of it, and getting praise for doing so.