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Comment author: Morendil 17 March 2010 05:55:26PM 2 points [-]

I'm sorry to be the one to break the news to you, but the IT industry has appallingly low standards for hiring.

For instance, you may be able to get a programming job without at any point being asked to produce a code portfolio or to program in front of an interviewer.

I'd still be keen, by the way, to help you through a specific example that's giving you trouble compiling. I believe that when smart people get confused by things which their designers ought to have made simple, it's an opportunity to learn about improving similar designs.

Comment author: ata 19 March 2010 03:42:40AM *  0 points [-]

I think anyone who applies to a programming job and can't write this (in whatever language) deserves something worse than being politely turned down.

for i in range(1, 101):
if i % 15 == 0: print 'fizzbuzz'
elif i % 3 == 0: print 'fizz'
elif i % 5 == 0: print 'buzz'
else: print i
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