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by emseetech 501 days ago
Is it pride or is it hard to shake the (reasonable, I'd say) fear the reviewer will judge regardless of their claims?
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Exactly. You never know. Some interviewers will penalize you for not having something memorized and having to look it up, some will penalize you for guessing, some will penalize you for simply not knowing and asking for help. Some interviewers will penalize you for coming up with something quick and dirty and then refining it, some will penalize you for jumping right to the final product. There's no consistency.
I do what I can to allay that fear. The rest is up to them.