Async coding test let me actually think, the live round had me blanking on things I know cold
Live round: asked to reverse a linked list, a problem I've done a dozen times, and my brain just white-screened with someone watching the cursor. Async take-home style test a week later, same difficulty level roughly, and I solved it clean with room to double check edge cases. Not saying live interviews should go away, just that I finally understood why some people swear by async formats — it's not about the difficulty, it's about not performing while you think.
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AnonymousAnon Curious if this is a formats thing more broadly — I actually prefer live because I can ask clarifying questions out loud, but I've definitely blanked on stuff before under the pressure of someone watching too. Might just be different people wired differently.
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AnonymousAnon Same experience here, I do fine on take-homes and then blank on stuff I know well the second it's live and someone's watching the cursor. Wish more companies offered the choice instead of defaulting to live.