"I typically write in a very functional lispy style (even when I did JavaScript), and while the overall understanding of FP has improved in the last couple years, a lot of the interviewers would simply not understand what I was writing, and ask me to write it "more object oriented"."
Which is a good way for you to weed out companies where the developers are low to average intelligence.
Not understanding basic functional programming concepts, in 2019? Seriously?
In fairness, the times this happened was 2015, so about four years ago. Still, even by then it was getting to the "it's not ok to not know this" territory.
Which is a good way for you to weed out companies where the developers are low to average intelligence.
Not understanding basic functional programming concepts, in 2019? Seriously?