On: On asking job candidates to code

[dang]

Ok, but singling out a single company, let alone a specific person, isn't the direction to go. Think of HN threads like a Markov chain: each thing you add biases what others add next. A comment like the one you posted leads to an ugly place.

[Flenser → dang]

> Think of HN threads like a Markov chain

Fascinating! It's like Blindsight in reverse.