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Over the years I’ve noticed a number of common gotchas when reviewing code. They're there no matter what the size the company or how mature the development process (and I have had the opportunity to ...

Is it presumptuous? Or does it make you look professional? I agree that's it's unlikely an interviewer would agree to share any proprietary code, but I've found it is worthwhile to ask to see the ...