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on May 29, 2008
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Ask HN: coding challenges as part of interviews: y...
A lot of people get hired in for emergencies. In such cases waiting for person to learn your offices language of choice isn't ideal.
TFrancis
on May 30, 2008
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Though they aren't always possible to avoid, I consider "emergencies" examples of poor business decisions and try to avoid them.
Xichekolas
on June 13, 2008
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While I can see some merit in this argument, I'd also point out that I've never met a decent programmer that can't pick up a new language at least passingly in a day or two.
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