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		howinteresting on Dec 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: John Carmack Leaves Meta The coding challenges are basically IQ tests that have been laundered into something tangentially relevant to the job, since actual IQ tests for employment are on shaky legal ground in the US.

chihuahua on Dec 17, 2022 [–]

That's the best explanation for Leetcode interviews that I've seen.

howinteresting on Dec 17, 2022 | [–]

It's an open secret. Everyone within the FAANGs knows what the tests are for, even if many of them won't admit it.

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