12-year iOS dev rejected with 62/100 after leaning on AI, questions hiring norms
sachinmaya1980 · x · 2026-10-29
An iOS developer with 12 years of experience, laid off in Germany, describes failing a 90-minute take-home test (two algorithm problems and one iOS task) with a score of 62, admitting AI assistance has eroded his hand-coding skills. He chose not to cheat despite how easy it would have been, and argues companies will increasingly care about how fast you can ship quality code regardless of tools—making algorithm-memorization hiring look increasingly outdated.
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