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Vivek Ravisankar

03/30/18

@ Y Combinator

At HackerRank, we encourage developers to work on side projects and support their learning endeavors. Even developers with a computer science degree often learn a lot from YouTube and platforms like HackerRank.

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Breaking Down HackerRank's Survey of 40,000 Developers with Vivek Ravisankar

@ Y Combinator

Breaking Down HackerRank's Survey of 40,000 Developers with Vivek Ravisankar

03/30/18

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Vivek Ravisankar

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@ Y Combinator

As a developer, you can practice and improve your skills on HackerRank across various dimensions like algorithms, artificial intelligence, and data-based skills.

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Our mission at HackerRank is to match every developer to the right job, focusing on skills rather than resumes, which often poorly correlate to actual abilities.

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HackerRank is being used by companies to efficiently hire remote developers by assessing their skills before they come on-site.

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Consistently posting quality content on platforms like GitHub can lead to career advancements, as recruiters actively seek out candidates based on their online contributions.

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@ Y Combinator

Instead of submitting a resume, developers can take a company's coding challenge, which allows them to demonstrate their skills directly.

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Engaging with your community on platforms like Hacker News and Product Hunt is undervalued and can significantly benefit your startup's visibility.

Vivek Ravisankar

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Companies can create custom coding challenges on our platform, ranging from simple problem-solving tasks to real-world scenarios involving their codebase.

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These tools can serve as valuable educational resources, helping developers learn and iterate quickly, which ultimately enhances their programming skills over time.

Dalton Caldwell

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Sources like Hacker News are valuable because they focus on creators who share their work and discuss how they monetize it, rather than engaging in unproductive conversations about fundraising.