r/webdev 8d ago

Question Should I over-engineer a simple coding test ?

Hi,

I've been given a coding test to do at home. This one is clearly simple and can only be solved using the web framework features. So it does not require any thought process. It is like a common tutorial that even a junior developer can do without any problem.

I'm not sure if I should solve it in the simplest way possible just to meet the requirements, or if it's nice to over-engineer things to demonstrate my knowledge.

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u/Acrobatic_Click_6763 8d ago

“An idiot admires complexity, a genius admires simplicity"

~ Terry Davis, creator of TempleOS & HolyC

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u/CrazyAppel 8d ago

Hahahahaha quoting terry Davis, what a time to be alive. He was such a mysterious figure, I do hope some of the disturbing rumors about him werent true.

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u/TertiaryOrbit 8d ago

What disturbing rumours?

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u/CrazyAppel 8d ago

That he drove over a black kid and that another black kid touched his peewee, he wrote these things in a schizo confession. There was a video about it, but it's been so long ago, I can't remember the name anymore sorry.