FizzBuzz: One Simple Interview Question
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There are a lot of opinions on how to hire coders, and most of them are terrible. The opinions, that is, not the coders. But a basic filter test to make sure someone can do what they say they can: that seems reasonable, and FizzBuzz is one of the more common tests. Even now, interviewers use it. Let's talk about why it's tricky, and how to solve it. Imran's blog post: https://imranontech.com/2007/01/24/using-fizzbuzz-to-find-developers-who-grok-coding/ Other approaches for pretty much every language: http://rosettacode.org/wiki/FizzBuzz Thanks to the Cambridge Centre for Computing History: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/ The thing behind me is their Megaprocessor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMO3dZAizb4 And thanks to my proofreading team! π₯ MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) π° WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ β LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/ β TOM SCOTT PLUS: https://youtube.com/tomscottplus π₯ THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: https://youtube.com/techdif
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