I publicly demonstrated using Interview Coder during an Amazon interview, highlighting how easy it is to hack the interview process.

I built Interview Coder, a tool for software engineering technical interviews, after being expelled from Columbia University.

Despite initial struggles and criticism, Interview Coder eventually went viral, which helped secure my position in the tech industry.

AI coding tools are transforming how developers seek help, moving from platforms like Stack Overflow to more advanced AI models that provide direct coding assistance.

AI coding tools are becoming extraordinarily effective, allowing anyone to learn coding quickly and significantly boosting productivity for both coders and non-coders.

Larger companies tend to rely more on brain teasers in interviews, which can introduce noise, but they often use them as a standard part of their hiring process. Bigger companies focus more on measuring innate ability rather than specific coding skills for their codebase, while smaller companies prioritize immediate productivity in specific technologies like Ruby on Rails.

The coding market is thriving due to its verifiable nature, allowing for clear input-output relationships, making it easier to assess productivity improvements from AI tools.

We conduct laptop interviews at Stripe, focusing on practical coding skills in the environment candidates are familiar with, which has proven effective for hiring.

Coding is currently the second largest AI market, following consumer chatbots, with significant potential for productivity gains.