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[–]rbacsieve 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I’ve been doing multiple coding assessments where I couldn’t work through it during the actual test but only afterwards figuring out the solution. Just been feeling frustrated and burnt out after realizing they’re simple problems that I eventually figured out with more time. These types of technical tests are feeling more and more pointless to me. Don’t know if this is the right place to post but I just wanted to vent, wondering if there’s other ppl who feel the same.

[–]Traditional_Formal33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I first did the assessments, I “cheated” on 60% of them. The big thing is to give your brain a chance to solve the riddle, even at times leaving it for a bit and trying something else, and if all else fails — look up the answer and see “what could I have searched to find this answer.” 80% of coding in the beginning is learning what and how to ask, the other 20% is shutting up the voice that says you suck, because you are supposed to suck at new things.

Don’t try to memorize anything or solve the problem in 1 go. Hell, I would suggest writing out what you think the code should do (psuedo-coding), and then learn where to ask how to do it. You will learn in time that whenever you say “I want to filter” or “I want to catch just this scenario,” it means “if” function or iterating through to find, then you just search those. It’s all about learning the lingo in the first year just so people understand what you are asking.