Cutesy reminder that regular fizzbuzz still filters out almost half of the candidates I receive for junior dev positions.
Some because they don't understand the requirements, some because they don't know how to use loops, some people they don't know how to use conditions, and yes some because they make overly complicated mess for no reason, or to try to be "super smart".
Hah, I remember having no clue what was going on the first time I read that, but it clicked just now. The fizzbuzz problem as described in that paragraph could almost be interpreted as 3 equations. The math was for something along the lines of this problem:
Some because they don't understand the requirements, some because they don't know how to use loops, some people they don't know how to use conditions, and yes some because they make overly complicated mess for no reason, or to try to be "super smart".