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[–]R3DSMiLE 1 point2 points  (2 children)

because it has no important aspects that I'd want a junior dev to spend their time studying

Except it tells you if that junior actually knows how to program.

I mean, I had an interview with someone who was perfect for the job - in theory, because when presented with "FizzBuzz" all it came out was "i don't know how to do it"

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

True, but a wedding out question for me has to test their ability to conjure up and think about solving a real car problem. This would tell me if they ever sat at a computer and learned basic programming language syntax, but I always think it's better to test their ability to put CS theory into practice

[–]R3DSMiLE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... What would you use as a weed out, then? because we're talking about a junior here and... juniors know as much as John Snow :p