> I don't think "what the authors might want" is the only factor here. > Personally, I think these programming challenge sites probably do more > harm than good, discouraging people that they're not good enough to be a > programmer because they can't solve the (often exceedingly tricky) > problems on their own. I think they're often dick-measuring contests, > for elite programmers to show off and sneer at "lesser mortals" who > can't solve the problems. > > In the real world, nobody has to solve these sorts of problems under the > constraints given. In real life programming, you get to look for > existing solutions, you get to consult with your colleagues, pass ideas > back and forth, etc. If you need a solution to X, and your colleague > already solved it for another project, you say "Hey Fred, I'm stealing > your code" and if Fred gets upset you talk to his project manager who > tells Fred to cooperate.
Indeed... they're a slightly tamer variant of the even worse "clickbait" articles like "how to answer the 10 top Python interview questions", not a single one I've ever seen being something I'd expect to be part of a competent interview process. However, I still don't like the idea of answering people's quizzes. I won't violently disagree with Steven's viewpoint, however. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
