What can I expect from a coding challenge? This question was originally answered on Quora by Danielle Kain.

Not all coding challenges are created equally — but I’ll describe the most “typical” coding challenge experience from when I was interviewing for a full-time job last year (Fall 2016).

It also operated coding contests, called CodeSprints, in an effort to expose coding talent to recruiters. The new process wherein candidates solve puzzles with a guaranteed five-day response time ...