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by blindhippo 3463 days ago
I see it as a positive if a candidate uses an existing solution to the problem. That's exactly what a good engineer would do in the real world.

But then I take away the library/method and re-state the problem. Because the point is to see if they can understand the problem, and devise a solution.

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Cool. Thanks for your comments.