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		kurtisc on Dec 3, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What should an ideal developer interview p... They can, but why would they? They're probably busy, possibly with family. These aren't graduates desperate for a job, if they're the ideal employee you're looking for they'll have a comfortable fallback in continuing what they're doing and plenty of other companies that don't want them to do homework. What if 9 great companies give just 2 hours of homework and 1 gives none?

nicoburns on Dec 3, 2018 [–]

If you believe that coding challenges lead to a more accurate assessment of the candidates, then it would make sense.

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