spec vs. samples?

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    With interviews for jobs that involve code I've usually had to do an example as part of the process. More than half the time it'd be directly for a part of their business. The times where I've been given a throwaway task I've actually felt like it's a waste of my time.

    The trouble with a portfolio is it doesn't show how you worked to a timeframe and whether you prioritise/organise well. I expect this is less of an issue with a long career in the industry but when I was jobhunting I was fresh out of Uni with only a year's placement under my belt. Everything in my folio outside of my placement work could have been awesome but taken me a year to produce.

    A 'code exam' helps show your efficiency and organisation skills. I usually enjoy them, unless I happen to be forced to work in some nonsense Visual Studio-esque application on a 'test machine' with 512MB RAM and an unresponsive keyboard.

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