[faitswulff]

The level of pressure and requirements are so similar to coding interview challenges (if not more grueling - 14 hours?!) that not only should Elaine be certified as a level 3 judge, but she should also get a pass on the technical round of any future coding interview!

[kleiba]

I agree. Initially I though the task was not _that_ hard but you've got to take the circumstances into account. This was not a homework task she was to solve in the serenity of her own home. Not was it pre-specified for her by a teacher trying to address the correct level of learning advancement. This was the real thing, on the fly.

She points out how she had to put on headphones just to cancel out some of the noise, which gives an indication of the environment. Also, this happened after over an hour of trying other solutions with a presumably impatient mob of players getting increasingly nervous. So, for sure the pressure was on.

In that light, I think it's a pretty impressive achievement.

[oritart]

Right. I mean, in the original example I referenced in the title, the main character is just trying to find a particular file, which isn't that hard, but its pretty stressful if there's a dinosaur trying to kill you banging on the door.

[Ntrails]

I mean I was literally just thinking it would make a cool interview question, and then decided to maybe knock something up to see how it goes. Maybe it's just that I like thinking about playing magic again xD