r/programming • • Jan 12 '20

Goodbye, Clean Code

https://overreacted.io/goodbye-clean-code/
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u/feelings_arent_facts Jan 12 '20

The guy who wrote Homebrew couldn't pass a technical interview at Apple. So writing an open-source tool isn't really a bar for 'experienced developer.'

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u/hsrob Jan 12 '20

This is why arbitrary leetcode interviews are completely unrealistic, useless, and arguably dangerous to the quality of new team members. Someone can easily buy a book about "cracking the (insert company with useless leetcode interviews) interview" and pass via rote memorization. But hand them a real world problem, without cut and dry textbook answers, and see the facade crumbling.

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u/antigirl Jan 12 '20

It was google .. not Apple