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> Its like attending an exam, its not the same getting work done in the real world.

Of course it's not. Real world is much more stressful than an interview. During an interview you chat with another developer in a room with a whiteboard. In the real world you are woken up by a phone call at 4 AM to fix a critical system, knowing that if you screw up even slightly, you'll lose a very important customer. I've experienced both and I can confidently say that I prefer the former.

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MitziMoto12y ago

I disagree. I've been in those "4AM" situations before and handled them well.

I can't interview to save my life.

These are two completely different mindsets.

justincormack12y ago

But you have much more background at 4am, you know the likely failure modes, you aren't dealing with a black box. An interview is often a black box you do not even know what you are trying to optimise for...

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