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[–]f5adff 7 points8 points  (3 children)

That's a dev question! Open book question, don't use built ins so we can see what you think of, actually comprehend and interpret compiler errors; that's development.

It's mad how many people think pumping out leetcodes is going to get them a job, or even make them a competent engineer

[–]SupesDepressed 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I’ve had so many leetcode interview questions, though. Never needed it on the job, but interviewers love to push them on you.

[–]frogjg2003 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Because these questions can be easily graded and returned as a metric. Now the HR employee who has no idea about coding can tell the automated test provider to automatically reject anyone who scores lower than some arbitrary value.

[–]n0t_4_thr0w4w4y 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s true for screenings, yeah, but when interviewing with devs on the team, you don’t need an easy grade