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thomasjudge | 3 months ago

https://joelgrus.com/2016/05/23/fizz-buzz-in-tensorflow/

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gregsadetsky|3 months ago

There was another great satirical take on FizzBuzz which had something to do with runes and incantation and magical spells...? I sort of remember that the same author maybe even wrote a follow up? to this extremely experienced developer solving FizzBuzz in the most arcane way possible.

Does this ring a bell for anyone?

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Found it!

https://aphyr.com/posts/340-reversing-the-technical-intervie...

https://aphyr.com/posts/341-hexing-the-technical-interview

https://aphyr.com/posts/342-typing-the-technical-interview

https://aphyr.com/posts/353-rewriting-the-technical-intervie... (the FizzBuzz one)

https://aphyr.com/posts/354-unifying-the-technical-interview

wow.

flir|3 months ago

"Unavailable Due to the UK Online Safety Act"

Does aphyr even have comments, or is it a pure political protest?

That's the first thing that's tempted to break out an ssh tunnel - I can live without the occasional NSFW reddit group.

AstroJetson|3 months ago

Thanks for the memory reminder, I read them when they first came out. They are still highly amusing today!

arealaccount|3 months ago

This would be an offer on the spot from me

n4r9|3 months ago

A massively over-engineered, incorrect solution?

stronglikedan|3 months ago

> me: It's more of a "I can't believe you're asking me that."

> interviewer: Great, we find that candidates who can't get this right don't do well here.

> me: ...

Shit attitude from that candidate, considering the interviewer is completely correct. I wouldn't hire them since they are obviously a problem employee.

For those that don't know, Fizz Buzz is less an aptitude test and more of an attitude test. That's why this candidate failed and didn't get the job.