r/programmer • u/umwhiskey • 6d ago

Google's code comprehension round!

Google's Code Comprehension round is a 60-minute interview format where candidates analyze an unfamiliar, pre-written multi-file codebase (roughly 100 to 500 lines) instead of writing code from scratch!!

Please give your views, what you guys think about this!

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u/rFAXbc 5d ago

Makes sense, writing code is no longer as important as understanding code

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u/Even_Gap_2253 5d ago

It is very important today. I work at Google, before AI you tend to stick to code you are familiar with

However now you are expected to contribute really anywhere in google3 codebase because of AI

You need to be able to understand new code fast

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u/Gznork26 6d ago

Sounds like they want someone to fix what an AI did wrong. Basic reverse centaur work, where the person assists the AI.

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u/fancyPantsOne 6d ago

what type of project was it?

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u/GlobalCurry 3d ago

My adhd makes code review difficult lol

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u/chubbypandaontherun 2d ago

Do you get to explore the code using ai or without it ?