> If I pass a coding test, stay at a company for a year, then apply to other companies, I'm going to subjected to coding tests even though I just passed one only a year ago.
Well it’s not like the company you’re applying to has access to the test results from the company you’re leaving
> It's like companies are afraid that programmers will spontaneously forget how to program.
To be fair, I think most leetcoders agree that you need to practice regularly to keep your skills up. So if the point is to see how good you are at thinking algorithmically for the job you’re applying for, it makes sense that they’d want to see recent test results.