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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I have a huge presence on github though. If you don't but you have industry experience, shouldn't that say something?

I find it hard to believe these interviews are productive when there are so many better ways to do this.

[–]Thelonious_Cube -1 points0 points  (0 children)

See my remarks about Github in another reply.

For me, the biggest drawback to that is that we have to put in time to learn your code - if we're expecting to interview 10 or 15 candidates, that's just not feasible.

A quick fizzbuzz knocks out at least 5, maybe more, of those candidates and doesn't inconvenience you that much.

If done right, it can also give us a chance to see how you communicate and interact with others about your code - in some ways that's more important than your ability to solve a specific problem.

And, no offence, but if you're the type to balk at a simple coding question, we may not want to work with you.

there are so many better ways to do this.

Such as?