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Title: Built a 10-minute Interview Simulation Tool – Feedback Welcome

Revision en2, by ampish, 2026-02-23 13:59:09

Title: Built a 10-minute Interview Simulation Tool – Feedback Welcome

Hi,

I built a small side project to simulate explaining solutions under interview-style time pressure.

Idea:

1 problem

10-minute timer

User outlines approach (not full code)

System evaluates explanation quality

Evaluation focuses on:

Problem understanding

Algorithm choice

Edge case awareness

Time/space complexity discussion

Optimization thinking

The focus is on reasoning clarity and structured communication, which is often evaluated in interviews.

I’m considering adding a lightweight editor later to simulate constrained coding, but the primary idea remains explanation quality.

Would genuinely appreciate technical feedback on:

The scoring approach

Limitations you see

Edge cases this might fail on

Link: https://instantprep.vercel.app

Open to criticism.

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