place online to do shared coding for interview [closed]

Question

I'm giving a phone interview soon, and ideally, I'd like to see the candidate write some code in real time. Can anyone suggest a site where we can both go and he can type while I watch. (I'm behind a fairly strict corporate firewall, so a lot of basic chat services are blocked.)

Pumphrey

I think this question falls into the category of "practical, answerable problems that are unique to the programming profession" as outlined in stackoverflow.com/help/on-topic and would suggest reopening the question. – Vacillating

It wasn't around at the time the question was asked, and since the question is closed I can't submit this as an answer, but as reference for all those others who land here, I'd suggest coderpad.io , to quote them "CoderPad lets you instantly write and execute code collaboratively with an interviewee, right in the browser.". – Vacillating

You can also find a free live tool with execution and all (similar to Coderpad) at EXLskills for conducting interviews – Monocyte

Answer 1

I forget where i found this originally but it is quite nifty. Seemikecode

Ashlieashlin

Just tried it. Seems perfect for the type of thing that you are trying to do. Only think that I'm really missing in it is syntax highlighting. – Tonedeaf

hmm... that looks pretty good. only problem is I can't type. something two way would be better. – Pumphrey

Answer 2

Take a look at http://codeinterview.me. Similar to SeeMikeCode, but also gives the interviewee the option to install an IDE plugin (eclipse/intellij) which allows them to code in their IDE, while you watch in a browser.

Shampoo

This is better than my answer. That one is really quite nice. – Hiphuggers

Answer 3

For 2 people editing a text document (unfortunately, no syntax-highlight - color is for authorship):

http://typewith.me/

• Trivial 1-click, 2-link setup
• Two way editing with colors to identify who contributed each line
• Line numbers
• Indentation level preserved on ENTER
• Undo / Redo / Save / Versions / etc
• Export to Word / PDF / HTML / etc (to attach to HR interview feedback)

For 1 typer and 1 watcher (with good syntax highlighting):

http://codeinterview.me

• Trivial 1-click, 2-link setup
• Note on 2 typers: if you want both sides to be able to edit (eg, interviewer types in feedback), then both parties should click the "interviewee" link. This WORKS.
• Plugins for Eclipse / Visual Studio / IDEA - optionally, the user can install an Eclipse plug-in to use that in place of the web editor and get the full fledged editing experience
• Syntax Highlighting (with support for 14 languages, including CoffeScript)
• No export functions (but you can copy / paste)

Hiphuggers

Answer 4

If you're not looking to see him compiling and such, why not just use a Google Wave or Google Docs with its live collaboration feature. If you're looking to actually share Visual Studio, you may need a service like WebEx or Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

Deming