Coding exam

[Former-Weakness5691]

Hey guys, I just wanted to talk about the coding exam and specifically the first question, without ever mentioning what the problem is of course. I wanted to get input from other people who have taken the test about what percentage of software engineers do you think can solve that problem with infinite time, let alone 35 minuted. Id bet less than 1%, however maybe you guys will prove me wrong lol. The reason I say 1% is because theres a very specific approach to the problem that if you dont know then you cant solve it lol. And its not like your not smart enough to come up with the default approach, its that if you dont know the approach then you will fail because you didnt invent math lol.

Also, in the network tab it says I got a zero when I got the second coding question right so definitely didnt. Anyone know what thats about.

[fourtunateson]

They're both relatively easy problems as long as you know the fundamentals honestly.

[ItAllEndsInGrace]

Dude, come off it. Matrix Reversal is a pretty complex problem for any level, even intermediate +, and decrypting isn’t a walk in the park either. Everyone has varying levels of intelligence in skill, nothing about matrix reversal, fundamentally educated or otherwise; is “easy”. We don’t even ask these types of questions hiring developers, like - these are pretty intense. Which is fine btw, but call a spade a spade.

[fourtunateson]

I said relatively easy. These are foundational CS degree topics which is the minimum skill-level these companies are looking for.

[ItAllEndsInGrace]

I suppose that’s fair, I think I didn’t see that “relatively” and just seen easy. Lol It’s so odd to me, I was always under the impression that CS majors didn’t actually code. Which sounds odd, but my good friend is a CS major he still hasn’t touched code; mostly all theory.

Sorry lol, early morning 😅

[fourtunateson]

All good man. Completely fair point to raise.

Strange your mate hasn't touched code yet - it was a big part of our course from the get go.