[9rx]

"That does sound like something nice to have. However, recreating Google Sheets is a substantial undertaking. First, we need to evaluate the business case for duplicating something that already exists to ensure that there is a net benefit in doing so. Second, we need to determine if the business has sufficient capital to see the project through."

[rat9988]

There is a difference between being smart and acting smart.

[numpad0]

I think that's exactly the point being made. __Acting__ smart gets you paid, not being smart, and that's like, not ideal.

[rat9988]

I wonder how you get paid if you fail the interview.

[9rx]

You don't, hence why it pays to act smart.

[docmars]

I suspect a lot of businesses are going to make this mistake in the "SaaS is dead" era as companies try to eliminate $50k/mo subscriptions for boring business software, and they figure it's easier to burn AI tokens creating an internal solution they didn't plan on maintaining in the far future.

Funny times we're in right now.

[BurningFrog]

That's a good real world answer, but a terrible SWE interview answer.

[glaslong]

Indeed, the proper response is now to vibe code 14 semi functional gsheets clones in parallel

[johnnyanmac]

I guess nobody gets hired for simplicity either.