From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2007-06-01T23:34:28+09:00
Subject: Re: FizzBuzz (#126)

On 6/1/07, Todd Benson <caduceass@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/1/07, Paul Novak <novakps@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > I do not think there is a lot of room for cleverness in the FizzBuzz
> > problem.  (Actually, I hope I am wrong and we see lots more
> > suggestions for Extra Fun like Peter's.)  My understanding is that
> > FizzBuzz was intended to screen out candidates that could *not* come
> > up with working code in a few minutes.
Me too I consider this a very good psychological quiz.
My solution is ready and it was a compromise between being clever,
liking the code I have written and *maybe* getting the job.
Given that it took me almost 10 minutes to find that compromise and I
am really looking forward to getting some feedback about the
impression such a solution would make.
James do you have some surprise for us like interpretation from recruiters?

This is an odd looking quiz but I guess it might become one of the
most interesting ones, actually it already is, given this discussion
;)

Cheers
Robert


> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Paul.
>
>
>
> Immediately coming up with something terribly clever was admittedly my first
> instinct when reading the quiz description.  After a few minutes, I realized
> that I'd probably be handing the interviewer no solution at all.  I'm that
> type of person; have it work exceptionally well (on all levels), or don't
> bother.  Perhaps it's a test of personality more than one of performance
> under pressure.
>
> Todd
>


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