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by ChrisCinelli 2620 days ago
I did not write it for brevity.

Some people live on their company's computer and when they leave they do not have one.

Yes, I always add "there is a machine set up for you if you do not have one". That said the machine has a generic setup with most common editors but no plugins. But good engineers will probably have a script on a Github Gist or something like that will setup the machine as they want it.

In general, a candidate with their own setup will do better. I think this is one of the reason that big companies do not let people use their computer.

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Yes, I figured you probably had a provision, just wanted to ask for the sake of people saying "This sounds like a good idea." I agree people with their own setup will have an edge, and that seems like a downside that you could argue is defensible. I just think that saying you have to have your own setup because we know people without their own setups won't pass is too far.