"Here are reasons why this thing is bad. I don't have a better option."
This type of interview related blog post seems to hit the front page every week. Almost everyone agrees that interviewing doesn't feel good and seems overly complicated/difficult/whatever.
I hate that interviewing is a skill that has to be developed, in large part, separately from other engineering skills. I also don't really enjoy SQL/Database work. But I've gained enough competence in SQL that I'll be fine in most jobs. The same is true for my interviewing skills.
This type of interview related blog post seems to hit the front page every week. Almost everyone agrees that interviewing doesn't feel good and seems overly complicated/difficult/whatever.
I hate that interviewing is a skill that has to be developed, in large part, separately from other engineering skills. I also don't really enjoy SQL/Database work. But I've gained enough competence in SQL that I'll be fine in most jobs. The same is true for my interviewing skills.