CodeInterview
Productivity
technical interviewing
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
5 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Idea: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Web version is cool and simple to use
From 2 comments
I started watching the first video, and it said "Check out the remake". "Okay," I say, "if it's better, why isn't it on the main site? If it's not better...why is it so…
Tiomaidh on HNLooks great! It's very simple and useful. One comment: on both (interviewee & interviewer) page I'd recommend having a box in the right rail with the following: "Give this pin: *…
georgecalm on HN
Useful for hiring developers
From 1 comment
Cool idea! I have been going through the dev hiring process currently, and it is a huge pain in the ass to write up a test and email it to everybody, then review the answers and…
ecaroth on HN
Objections
Candidates cannot use their own IDE, only two common IDEs offered
From 1 comment
I started watching the first video, and it said "Check out the remake". "Okay," I say, "if it's better, why isn't it on the main site? If it's not better...why is it so…
Tiomaidh on HN
Browser support is poor (Firefox 3.6, IE8 fail)
From 2 comments
How does this work exactly? I'm on Firefox 3.6 and I can't type anything into the box. Same goes for IE8. I don't know who you're targeting, but I certainly don't expect…
iam on HNSeems the library we chose is not the best one when it comes to cross browser support. We'll have a fallback version soon.
toomasr on HN
Free pricing raises doubts about longevity
From 1 comment
Why is this free? B/c you're not charging for your product, I'm skeptical that you'll be around long enough for it to make sense to learn how to use your product. Remember you're…
ssebro on HN
Live coding in a web editor is stressful and unrealistic
From 1 comment
Honestly I wouldn't be very happy doing live coding in a stressful situation in some random web interface (emacs not supported? heretic) - half of the time would be wasted on…
tomjen3 on HN
Requests
Support more languages than Java
From 1 comment
Can you select languages other than Java in the web interface?
anonymoushn on HN
Add a fallback for older browsers
From 1 comment
Seems the library we chose is not the best one when it comes to cross browser support. We'll have a fallback version soon.
toomasr on HN
Add a plugin for Eclipse or IDEA
From 1 comment
I started watching the first video, and it said "Check out the remake". "Okay," I say, "if it's better, why isn't it on the main site? If it's not better...why is it so…
Tiomaidh on HN
Two-way typing with the candidate
From 1 comment
Any chance of having one of these that works two-way? I have found a need to type things back to the candidate.
koenigdavidmj on HN
Questions
Can it be used with languages other than Java?
From 1 comment
Can you select languages other than Java in the web interface?
anonymoushn on HN
Are there competitors?
From 1 comment
Awesome. Are there any competitors?
ashishg on HN
Alternatives named
Google Docs
From 2 comments
What about Google Docs?
balaur7 on HNHow does etherpad (acquired by google) compare to just using Google docs? Recently went through an interview with Google where we used a shared document, it was a horrible…
alphamerik on HN
Etherpad / typewith.me
From 2 comments
or just use etherpad.
zbowling on HNWe've tried using google docs for interviewing, and found that the code will not always sync. The remote developer would tell us "here's my code, it's ready", and we would see a…
rorrr on HN
Codility, Codeeval, Codio, InterviewStreet
From 3 comments
Etherpad, codility.com, interviewstreet.com
anonymoushn on HNA competitor who has come up with a different approach to the interviewing challenge is http://codeeval.com/ Their approach is different/beyond watching the candidate code. (I am…
jessedhillon on HNMore: http://codio.com http://techtestnow.com http://codility.com http://codeeval.com
pitdesi on HN
Skype screen sharing
From 1 comment
Or just use a screen sharing tool like Skype. That's how I got interviewed by the company I'm working for right now, and no browser based tool can match it. I could use my…
rohitnair on HN
seemikecode
From 1 comment
Another alternative: http://i.seemikecode.com/ A little lower barrier to make an interview, although there's no IDE involved.
gacba on HN