Lorenzo Saino at LeadDev West Coast 2023

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Asserts code-review assignments outperform live coding and long take-homes by giving a realistic task: a self-contained PR of ~300 lines of Go seeded with bugs and bad design, accompanied by rich context (SLAs, operational expectations) and a two-hour target; reviewers score work with a checklist evaluation and discuss it in a 60-minute follow-up. Pilot hires (two) perform well and candidates report less stress and clearer feedback.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:00How to evaluate skills of software engineers
3. 2:30Live coding sessions
4. 4:38Home coding assignments
5. 7:55Can we actually do better
6. 8:17Code review assignments
7. 9:32Advantages
8. 12:22Experience
9. 13:53Process
10. 17:11Tips
11. 19:48Challenges

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