I wonder if they think the time sink will make you more likely to take the job.
And I think it devalues good programmers, because a test is not likely to display their true strengths.
And I think it devalues good programmers, because a test is not likely to display their true strengths.
And yet, it's not like I couldn't grok that if I needed to... just pay me and I'll figure it out, no problem.
The difference between me and the applicants they are filtering, is that I can both learn and implement w/e algorithm, in any language you want. Want proof? Just look at all these other algorithms I learned and wrote.