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Or discrimination. You never know, maybe you worked with his former boss, it could be anything.

Totally.

Or the interviewer felt insecure and threatened by their competence. If that's the case, they dodged a bullet.

Yes, I thought about both possibilities (discrimination and insecurity) but I want to remain positive and not attribute ulterior motives to the interviewer. It was an ironic experience though because, I believe, had my code been a bit slower I would have had a better shot at the interview.

Damn, yeah that is a pretty ironic possibility.

Either way, I hope you've found a good place to share your skills since that experience. Wishing you the best

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