A software engineer was detained for several hours by U.S. Customs — and given a test to prove he’s an engineer
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Yeah, I was going to post that a couple of weeks back, but I decided not to. Now that it seems to be a broader event, I figured I couldn't ignore it. Time to brush up on my CompSci 100 stuff. I might go down there soon. :doh:
TTFN - Kent
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Celestine Omin was accustomed to tackling tough engineering problems. Just not the two that the border agent had put in front of his face — or at least not now, after having spent 24 hours cramped in an economy seat on Qatar Airways.
Man, those whiteboard tests are getting out of hand Edit: switched item source
WTF ?
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Odd. I see a link there. Maybe it's some LinkedIn nonsense. I'll switch it over to re/code. Try it now.
TTFN - Kent
That did it.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Celestine Omin was accustomed to tackling tough engineering problems. Just not the two that the border agent had put in front of his face — or at least not now, after having spent 24 hours cramped in an economy seat on Qatar Airways.
Man, those whiteboard tests are getting out of hand Edit: switched item source
God bless the US security forces, protecting people from bad code! Actually, "security forces" sounds a bit harsh: too militaristic and nasty. Let's use a softer term that suits them better, and shows that they're there to help people. How about Security Services?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Celestine Omin was accustomed to tackling tough engineering problems. Just not the two that the border agent had put in front of his face — or at least not now, after having spent 24 hours cramped in an economy seat on Qatar Airways.
Man, those whiteboard tests are getting out of hand Edit: switched item source
Should've just asked him where he stands on tabs v spaces and gauged the level of vitriol.
KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!
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Should've just asked him where he stands on tabs v spaces and gauged the level of vitriol.
KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!
Or 1TBS vs the wrong indent styles.
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Celestine Omin was accustomed to tackling tough engineering problems. Just not the two that the border agent had put in front of his face — or at least not now, after having spent 24 hours cramped in an economy seat on Qatar Airways.
Man, those whiteboard tests are getting out of hand Edit: switched item source
So what do they do with proctologists? Do a reverse-probe?
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Celestine Omin was accustomed to tackling tough engineering problems. Just not the two that the border agent had put in front of his face — or at least not now, after having spent 24 hours cramped in an economy seat on Qatar Airways.
Man, those whiteboard tests are getting out of hand Edit: switched item source
> the 28-year-old software engineer had left his home in Lagos, Nigeria The border agent probably wanted to know why his $10,000,000 of unclaimed inheritance money hadn't been deposited into his bank account. Marc
V.A.P.O.R.ware - Visual Assisted Programming / Organizational Representation Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Celestine Omin was accustomed to tackling tough engineering problems. Just not the two that the border agent had put in front of his face — or at least not now, after having spent 24 hours cramped in an economy seat on Qatar Airways.
Man, those whiteboard tests are getting out of hand Edit: switched item source
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Celestine Omin was accustomed to tackling tough engineering problems. Just not the two that the border agent had put in front of his face — or at least not now, after having spent 24 hours cramped in an economy seat on Qatar Airways.
Man, those whiteboard tests are getting out of hand Edit: switched item source
The border agent's skills are being seriously underused: Either he knows how to balance a b-tree himself and should be a developer, or he can ask a technical question to which he does not know the answer and should be a project manager.
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Should've just asked him where he stands on tabs v spaces and gauged the level of vitriol.
KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!
:thumbsup:
Jeremy Falcon