Weeknotes 15: Coding Olympics

• Starting to have some conversations about where I end up next and getting acquainted with what the interview process looks like from the other side of the desk nowadays.

• Basically everything in this article.

• I do think that things like take-home assignments can be used thoughtfully, like as a hedge against nerves coding in front of an audience or working in an unfamiliar development environment, but wow that is not how they’re being used by most.

• The good news is that so many places doing such a weird job makes it easier to spot companies that are being thoughtful and it reflects well on them.

• Much to consider from somewhere warmer. Let’s see if I can do a deploy of this site from an airplane…