On 06/02/2017 09:07 PM, Mats Wichmann wrote:
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.
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"Hey Fred, I'm stealing your code" - in the group I am in we are
expected to use each other's code. Reusing known, good, working code
saves time, money, and effort. Also, we are expected to ask each other
for advice as needed.
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