[jakacki]

I don't think Codility checks whether one knows how to write clever algorithm. Look at tasks from ACM Collegiate Programming Competitions, they require clever algorithms. Codility deliberately focuses on very fundamental tasks. Also it does not pretend to be a final sign-off, it merely tells you which candidates to reject due to lack of rudimentary programming skills. It's not that surgeons make injections that often in their daily practice, yet I would not trust a surgeon who doesn't know how to make an injection.

[charger]

I like this comment. A typical surgeon earns a bachelors degree, then attends medical school, before finally spending three to six years in a residency program (in the United States). This is before becoming a practicing surgeon. Unfortunately, there is nothing similar (in the United States) that is related to software engineering -- though many here would like to see something similar to an engineering license for technology professionals; there is nothing currently on the horizon (that I know of). In some ways, I think that Codility can help with this state of affairs. This is particularly interesting when we consider comparing metrics for education and experience; and perhaps 'real-world' success. The Codility statistical comparison, taking these factors into account, would be very interesting indeed. And could possibly result in data that furthers the state of the art in general.

[ununoctio]

{In Pascal Language+Assembly} {$ASMMODE INTEL} function equi (A : Array of longint; n : longint ) : longint; var c:Longint; label noOverflow1; label noOverflow2; label ciclo; label fine; label Over; label tot; Begin Asm DEC n JS over XOR ECX, ECX {Somma1} XOR EDI, EDI {Somma2} XOR EAX, EAX MOV c, EDI MOV ESI, n tot: MOV EDX, A MOV EDX, [EDX+ESI*4] PUSH EDX ADD ECX, EDX JNO nooverflow1 ADD c, ECX nooverflow1: DEC ESI JNS tot; SUB ECX, c SUB EDI, c ciclo: POP EDX SUB ECX, EDX CMP ECX, EDI JE fine ADD EDI, EDX JNO nooverflow2 DEC EDI nooverflow2: CMP EAX, n JA over INC EAX JMP ciclo over: MOV EAX, -1 fine: end; End;

[junkeater]

lol I got 101 on the test.