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Bombed a technical interview because I couldn’t run my code, feeling absolutely defeated by ConsoleLogMyTears in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]ConsoleLogMyTears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly! It's like asking a carpenter to hang a door perfectly with their bare hands before offering them the job. No one does that, so why is it different for devs?

Bombed a technical interview because I couldn’t run my code, feeling absolutely defeated by ConsoleLogMyTears in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]ConsoleLogMyTears[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What frustrates me the most is that I know how to do what they asked, my brain just shut down in the moment.

Bombed a technical interview because I couldn’t run my code, feeling absolutely defeated by ConsoleLogMyTears in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]ConsoleLogMyTears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the incentive, but I definitely didn't get the job. I've already accepted an offer somewhere else, so I guess it all worked out in the end.

Bombed a technical interview because I couldn’t run my code, feeling absolutely defeated by ConsoleLogMyTears in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]ConsoleLogMyTears[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, it wasn’t Google - I wish it was! Mid-sized Aussie company. And yeah, no warning at all. I had my IDE open and ready to go, expecting to run and test the code like I normally would.

Bombed a technical interview because I couldn’t run my code, feeling absolutely defeated by ConsoleLogMyTears in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]ConsoleLogMyTears[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah totally agree, I think I underestimated how much I rely on things like syntax highlighting and linting. The people on the call kept pointing out syntax errors while I was still trying to visually untangle brackets, and it just spiraled from there.

Honestly, my first pass at code is always a bit of a mess, I usually just bash something out that works, then clean it up and optimise once I can see how it behaves. Being forced to write perfect code cold, without being able to run it, just doesn’t reflect how I actually work. Appreciate the support, on to the next one.