alt Hacker News> I failed a job interview once by using reduce() in a coding test. The reviewer didn't understand why I hadn't used a loop.
Honestly, sounds like the reviewer failed the interview, not the other way around.
> I failed a job interview once by using reduce() in a coding test. The reviewer didn't understand why I hadn't used a loop.
Honestly, sounds like the reviewer failed the interview, not the other way around.
Nah. Reduce is less performant and less readable than a regular loop. In my anecdotal experience, only people who want to appear smart and minimize the number of characters prefer reduce.