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For what it's worth, I think whiteboard coding exercises can be quite useful, if they are done right.

For what it's worth, I think whiteboard coding exercises can be quite useful, if they are done right. And a complete waste of time if not. Here "done right" means something like: used as a way to explore problem solving and logic with the candidate. So in this light, I wouldn't expect anyone to "ace" a problem, but I would expect them to be able to say sensible things about whatever they try and to understand and discuss how to correct issues or alternatives if they are pointed out.

Posted by ska on Jun 18, 2015, 9:03 PM

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For what it's worth, I think whiteboard coding exercises can be quite useful, if they are done right.

skaJun 18, 2015, 9:03 PM

For what it's worth, I think whiteboard coding exercises can be quite useful, if they are done right. And a complete waste of time if not. Here "done right" means something like: used as a way to explore problem solving and logic with the candidate. So in this light, I wouldn't expect anyone to "ace" a problem, but I would expect them to be able to say sensible things about whatever they try and to understand and discuss how to correct issues or alternatives if they are pointed out.

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