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> Such test filter out the obvious frauds.

if you need garbage like leetcode to filter out "obvious frauds" you got a whole lot of problems in your company/team/...

by WalterBright1 hours ago|

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A colleague of mine came to me for advice. He wanted one of those high dollar jobs at a well-known MegaCorp. He knew a leetcode test was used by them. I suggested that his top priority was to study the leetcode books for the next 3 weeks. I told him those three weeks would be the best ROI he'd ever make.

He did so. He aced the test. He got the job with a huge offer. He agreed that the ROI was out of the park!

P.S. I'm curious what your test is for obvious frauds?

by timr9 minutes ago|

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> He did so. He aced the test. He got the job with a huge offer. He agreed that the ROI was out of the park!

...and everybody clapped?

I have news for you: passing an online leetcode is now so easy that an AI can do it. If you think you're catching the cheaters, you're just wrong.

Leetcode was always a stupid test of competence, but it was cheap and it had a high true-negative rate, which filtered the riff-raff. That isn't true anymore.

by leptons46 minutes ago|

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I took an online technical interview recently where there was a check-box they made you click before every section, promising you would not use AI to solve the test for you.

After they rejected me I had to point out that their test is selecting for the cheaters.

by WalterBright35 minutes ago|

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I would view skeptically any testee who turned in a perfect score.

When you check in at the airport, the machine asks you to certify you are not carrying banned items. Of course, one wanting to break the law and carry banned items would certify it. The purpose is that if you get caught with the banned items, and you certified you did not, it's an extra charge they can paste you with.