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How do I pass a coding test?
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this post was submitted on 04 May 2024
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If you're doing it live with another person what's most important is explaining your reasoning and speaking through your solution. When the test is being supervised by a qualified programmer then the objective isn't to see how you solve that specific problem but rather how you reason trough stuff
If it's just an unsupervised timed test just cheat as much as you want since the test is bullshit and most likely has nothing to do with the job you're actually applying for.
That's not cheating - that's doing the job. Whether that involves looking everything up, asking for help, brute forcing it, hell (not recommended, but) even copy+pasting code.
If that's how you're going to be working, then it's an accurate representation of what kind of results your employer can expect.