And most of these tests are basically bullshit, in terms of real world impact.
What's the contest here? Who's most desperate, most willing to sacrifice their life and health for pennies on the dollar?
Seriously. I'm a middle aged guy with kids and parents to take care of. I'm not in a position to spend 30 hours / week doing bullshit puzzles & memorizing an algo book for crap that is basically irrelevant to my job.
You know what I'm good at?
- Spotting the bug before it happens, by watching how the team interacts and who is checking their work...
- Parsing client requirements and finding what matters
- Duct tape engineering so we can hit a go-live date when everything else is a smoking pile of delayed dog-shit...
- Talking the client into dropping a feature that we can't deliver and pivoting into something we already have...
Generally of far higher value than some brain teasers...
What's the contest here? Who's most desperate, most willing to sacrifice their life and health for pennies on the dollar?
Seriously. I'm a middle aged guy with kids and parents to take care of. I'm not in a position to spend 30 hours / week doing bullshit puzzles & memorizing an algo book for crap that is basically irrelevant to my job.
You know what I'm good at?
- Spotting the bug before it happens, by watching how the team interacts and who is checking their work...
- Parsing client requirements and finding what matters
- Duct tape engineering so we can hit a go-live date when everything else is a smoking pile of delayed dog-shit...
- Talking the client into dropping a feature that we can't deliver and pivoting into something we already have...
Generally of far higher value than some brain teasers...