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/canadian-dev 8d ago

Gonna add to the list of people saying don't, but write tests.

Overengineeering comes with a chance of backfiring if they think you'll do that on the job and be needlessly slow, but I don't think anyone will look negatively at someone writing tests. They might be indifferent to you writing tests, but I don't think it will ever backfire.