Have Coderpad / IDEs increased the interview bar ?
All companies now want proper compiled code giving the correct output. Coderpad has increased the interview complexity. The cons of writing a perfect running code for a LC hard problem outweighs the benefits of using a proper text editor. Just to put things into perspective , I passed my Reddit phone interview , I pasted the code in my IDE and it took me an additional 8-10 mins to fix some syntax errors and a couple of small logical errors ( missing returns ...). (Reddit doesn't require a running code) I failed my Doordash interview because I ran out of time before getting to a running code for a LC hard problem. It took me 6-7 mins after the interview to get it working. I don't know why so many people support using coderpad , hackerrank pair programming tool.... I'd rather use a google doc and have the interview assess my problem solving skills than writing a perfect working solution.
How was your doordash interview? Is this phone screen? How many questions in 1 hour?
Doordash phone is 1 LC hard in 1 hour Onsite is I think 75 min rounds. 1 LC hard per round. This was my exp
Counterpoint: Writing code that compiles (often in a language of your choice no less) shouldn't be that hard. But I agree that in many cases it adds stress without providing much benefit.
Hmm.. Debugging should be much faster
as some one with dyslexia and cannot live without syntax highlight (different text color for tokens, special font, "gray dot for space", etc)- moving from "google doc" to online compile is a huuuuge advantage. It in literal sense reduce headache for me
Agreed, using coderpad is fine as long as interviewers don't expect you to run the code š. FB uses coderpad but doesn't expect interviewees to run the code.
as far as my experience says, it has been only used for you to write unit tests and run against them. Cant recall anyone running it against hidden tests during interview I always use python for interviews for simplicity and avoid long compilation issues- works for all problems
I donāt think FB/Google require you to run the codeā¦
Yeah , but most of the unicorn startups expect you to write a perfect running code Doordash , Flexport , Brex , Nextdoor .....
I mean I donāt think syntax is that hard to get perfect if you know the language. The issue usually is not knowing the algorithmā¦ If you code daily your WPM should be at least 100 anyway.