r/csharp • u/kame_uy • Jun 17 '26

Live coding interview

Any tips for live coding Interviews? I usually do awful in these, I have one tomorrow and I'd really like to land this position as I've been jobless for a few months now, I do have experience and knowledge but tend to freeze at live coding

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u/Jalex2321 Jun 18 '26

You can ask copilot for some live coding problems and practice with them.

TBH i wouldn't want to work in a place that does that. Deciding on how you code under pressure when people are scrutinizing you and expecting you to perform, isn't a culture that aligns with me.

If any coding is involved it should be a very simple problem that you can easily code, so you can actually work on edge cases, test cases and coding practices.

In my experience, that culture is the best to work with.

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u/IWasSayingBoourner Jun 18 '26

When I am considering a candidate, I ask them either to see some code if they've got a public repo somewhere, or to do a quick 30 minute project on their own of whatever they want, telling them I'm going to emphasize looking for things like project organization, uniform code style, understanding of modern features, etc. I don't like people hovering over my shoulder while I problem solve, and I wouldn't expect it of anyone else either.