A programming question in an interview is often seeking to be novel (in case candidates share past questions) but not too difficult. This makes me wonder: could they be procedurally generated?
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One really nice aspect of fzf completion for ctrl-r is the ability to view multiple candidates at once. It's easier to only show one option to the user, but it's less useful.
(VS Code's Command Palette and modern Emacs minibuffer packages also have this advantage.)
Asking candidates to spot issues in a piece of work is a great hiring technique: it's open ended, shows expertise, and both interviewer and interviewee can learn things!
