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Waqas
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Interviews for developers should say: This is an error on production. You have 10 min to find the solution on google.
This is more efficient than making developers write algorithms.

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  • 6
    I've worked for an employer that conducted such an assignment but was not executed that well.
    Depending on how specific the error I will come up with a long list of possibilities and the one you are looking for might not be in it as I don't know/can't analyze the environment.
    A very specific log line like "nginx: <confixsyntax error here>" will give one solution but doesn't test the capabilities.

    Good assignments are hard to create. Just take that into account. It is very possible to do this; including follow up questions to see if they understand the problem/solution.
  • 1
    Thanks for the information.
  • 1
    I like the idea

    But if I'm being crass it would require too knowledge of the tech stack and access to git.

    Could be a good entry point though to see if they ask good questions like "What view template engine are you using - could it be an unfiltered string from a CMS breaking the view?" Etc
  • 1
    I was interviewing a candidate once and we had a production outage. I recommended we hire them when they found the solution to the outage.
  • 0
    @Nanos you have a keen eye!
  • 0
    @Nanos generally speaking, that’s a pretty good sign 🪧
  • 0
    @Nanos if I built my own car, I’m pretty sure I’d never get another date. 🤣
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