Live coding interviews measure stress, not coding skills
Some people enjoy live coding interviews. I’m not one of them.Two days ago, I stumbled upon a post on LinkedIn:Sounds absurd at first. Why would a senior engineer, who has been writing code for years, struggle with something as simple as a basic algorithm? Did they suddenly forget how to code? Maybe. But I have a different perspective.A quick story #Four years ago, I applied for Toptal. I passed the initial stage(s). I passed a 90-minute Codility assessment (three problems as I recall it). Then, I failed to finish a live coding test for a full 30 minutes (more or less, I don’t remember exactly). I revisited the test a few hours later, and I solved the problem in no time.That was super confusing. The problem wasn’t that hard really. I was able to solve it, but failed to do so in the…
