There are numerous HN posts about how people don't want to spend a lot of time doing coding during an interview. Or are offended that they'd be ask to do a code test as part of an interview.
Those people are instant no-hires. You aren't going to write code when I ask you to write it? That is your job!
(I would grant exceptions is very exceptional cases, like the candidate having physically lost his hands. Or being blind.)
And doing work for hire like this is considerd spec work in other industries
Are you talking about the company giving the guy a problem, and then taking his answer and putting it right in their codebase without hiring him?
"Those people are instant no-hires. You aren't going to write code when I ask you to write it? That is your job!"
Well... typically, my 'job' involves people paying me as well. If you want me to 'code when you ask for it', then you need to pay for that. Or... make it easier to judge how I do stuff (like look at my side work).
OP was talking about companies judging the quality of your one-off side project play for-fun code in the same way that they might judge the quality of your professional work code.
Those people are instant no-hires. You aren't going to write code when I ask you to write it? That is your job!
(I would grant exceptions is very exceptional cases, like the candidate having physically lost his hands. Or being blind.)
And doing work for hire like this is considerd spec work in other industries
Are you talking about the company giving the guy a problem, and then taking his answer and putting it right in their codebase without hiring him?