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Developer Diaries: How We Built a Better Browser-Based IDE with Monaco

Integrated development environments (IDEs) are probably the most important tool we use as software developers and engineers. Using another tool, like a notepad or word processor, would be like trying to hammer a nail with your fist. That’s why our team just spent a good chunk of time working to improve the code editor in the pads that software engineering candidates use to complete technical assessments – but it was anything but an easy feat.

Announcements

Introducing CoderPad Monaco, A Better Code Editor Experience

Developers are picky about their code editors. Everyone has a certain set of expectations around what they want their IDE to do. At CoderPad, we want to make sure that the interview experience is as smooth as possible, no matter which editor you use. Candidates should be able to perform at their best without distraction from an unfamiliar editor, just as they would when on the job. Interviewers likewise want to provide an excellent developer candidate experience.

Announcements

Announcing CoderPad’s Latest ATS Integration with SmartRecruiters

CoderPad’s 2022 tech hiring survey showed that 35% of recruiters plan to hire more than 50 engineers this year alone. And when you’re in the middle of a hiring push and trying to assess a pool of promising software engineers, every moment counts. No one has time to toggle between different tools to find technical interview records, log in and out of different accounts, and ultimately waste precious mental energy with a messy, inefficient hiring funnel.

Product Updates

The Fastest Way to Create a Pad? Pad.new

You can now save yourself several clicks by instantly creating a blank pad in a new browser window. Just type in pad.new and you’ll go straight to our sandbox. And if you need a code sandbox to play around and test some ideas in a compiled programming language right in your browser, we have shortcuts for those too: These shortcuts are great for quickly prototyping since the alternative is often a tedious and convoluted local setup environment. No need for compiler flags here–it’s code-and-run right from the bat.

Product Updates

CoderPad’s 2021 Highlights

Wow – what an exciting year 2021 was for CoderPad and our inspiring community! While we couldn’t be more energized by all that we have planned for you in 2022, let’s take a moment to reflect on the highlights of 2021. CoderPad lovers (like you) from across the globe used CoderPad to: Good work! While you were busy building your teams, we were busy investing in CoderPad (based on your feedback) to make our platform easier to use than ever before and also more comprehensive . Here’s our roundup of 2021’s highlights!

Product Updates

Allow New Team Members to Automatically Sign Up as Interviewers

Giving candidates a positive interview experience is one of the most important components of hiring a great team. Ensuring members of your interview team can get started easily is one often overlooked step in that process. To that end, we launched Approved Domains. Approved Domains makes it easy for members of your interview team to join your CoderPad account. Much too often we heard that new interviewers had to jump through too many hoops to get set up.

Product Updates

FigJam + CoderPad: A More Visual Way To Interview

We’ve talked about how beneficial UI mockups can be for Front-End interviews and how visuals can accelerate Back-End interviews in the past. Luckily, you don’t have to give up your favorite tools to utilize these concepts to their fullest potential. Let’s explore how you can integrate your CoderPad interviews within Figma for each candidate. Start by setting up your FigJam file to use in your interview. You’ll want to include any relevant diagrams and visuals required for your candidates’ technical assessment.

Product Updates

Start Interviewing Faster with CoderPad Example Questions

In conversations with 2,000 customers across the globe, including some of the world’s most well-known brands (looking at you, Netflix and Slack!), we’ve heard a universal challenge raised: building effective interview questions is hard . Developers have no time to research and create interview questions, and recruiters have limited knowledge and experience in coding interviews. Consequently, creating good, relevant questions that challenge candidates and get an accurate read on their skillset is pretty difficult.

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