--- title: "The 2023 CoderPad year in review | CoderPad" description: "Please this countdown of the top features we think will help you make hiring and interviewing more real, fast and fair in 2024." canonical: "https://coderpad.io/blog/announcements/the-2023-coderpad-year-in-review/" last_modified: "2026-04-15 16:19:24" --- [Back to blog](https://coderpad.io/blog/) # The 2023 CoderPad year in review December 20, 2023 5 Minute Read By Adélaïde Pastré [Announcements](https://coderpad.io/blog/announcements/) [Product Updates](https://coderpad.io/blog/product-updates/) What would the end of the year be without a good countdown? Please enjoy the top features the CoderPad team thinks will help you make hiring and interviewing more real, fast and fair in 2024. Happy holidays and cheers to a healthy and prosperous new year! [Play Video: CoderPad Top 10 innovations | 2023](https://youtu.be/JE_FPyO8FhY) ## CoderPad Screen ### Custom multiple-choice question import tool Import hundreds of multiple-choice questions in seconds through a .csv file with the new [question import tool](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/screen/customizing-questions/importing-questions/). By adding your own custom content, you can create tests that are more specific to business and use cases, and provide a better candidate experience. ### New cheating alerts [Get alerts when candidates’ behavior or performance is unusual](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/screen/tests/cheating-prevention-detection/#cheating-notifications), or if plagiarism is detected. Feel confident that candidates’ answers are based on their knowledge and skills. ### Redesigned question editor [Easily create your own coding questions](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/screen/customizing-questions/creating-custom-questions/#create-a-custom-question-in-the-question-editor) to match the role-required skills perfectly. Creating your own coding exercise with clearly outlined steps is now very quick. As a bonus, custom questions are much more resistant to cheating and answerable by ChatGPT. ### New question bank viewer Explore the question bank without the need to create a test. Browse through all the questions, including any custom questions you’ve created, and filter them by type, duration, difficulty, skill, domain, and source. ### AI-generated follow-up questions [Challenge candidates’ answers with follow-up questions](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/screen/tests/cheating-prevention-detection/#ai-follow-up-question). Ensure they have the required skills and can back up their answers. The follow-up questions are automatically generated by AI, based on the specific code the candidate provides. ### New games available New games have been released throughout the year to ensure a higher test completion rate and improve candidates’ experience. All games are language-agnostic. Look for: - Interlocked Blocks - Transform an array using 2×2 patterns - Moving atoms on a grid ### New accessibility features We’ve added new features to our IDE to make it more accessible and improve the experience for both users and candidates: - Keyboard navigation: users can now navigate our IDE using their keyboards, without the need of a mouse or a trackpad. - Reducing horizontal scrolling: adapted content sections to remove horizontal scrolling for better navigation on smaller screens. - Theme high-contrast: the IDE is now adjusting with the high contrast mode, allowing better accessibility and visibility for partially sighted persons. ### New test creation flow Creating a test has never been easier! Instead of scrolling through options, you can now select a role and see suggestions for related technologies, speeding up the [test creation](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/screen/tests/creating-a-test/) and making it even easier for non-technical team members to create tests. A smart search will also help you spot the right technologies by handling spelling mistakes and synonyms. ### Java 17 Test candidates on Java 17 features like: including sealed classes, pattern matching for instanceof, text blocks, records, switch expressions, and more. This update enables candidates to showcase their knowledge of this version. ### Test list and sort filters A new test page for you to [navigate easily through all existing](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/screen/tests/#sort-tests) tests and find a test without the need to scroll anymore. We added: - See the test with the most recent activity or the test with the most candidates - Find the tests you need with the advanced search options - Delete or archive tests in bulk. ## CoderPad Interview ### Data science interviews and Jupyter Notebooks Interview data scientists in a realistic, collaborative [Jupyter Notebooks environment](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/interview/pads/jupyter-notebooks/), with increased processing power, the ability to import any package you need, and the interviewer tools you’re used to having with CoderPad. ### Multi-file projects [Conduct more realistic interviews](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/interview/quick-start-guides/multi-file-frameworks-for-engineers/) with a straightforward multi-file layout. Drag & drop your own project files into the file tree to get started, organize code just like on your own computer and use the built-in shell to install any packages or libraries. ### Candidate waiting room [Customize the waiting](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/interview/pads/settings/#color-scheme) room with your branding and logo, welcome message, videos, images and more, so candidates are reassured they’re in the right place if they arrive before the interviewer. ### AI Assist Provide interviewees with [ChatGPT access](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/interview/pads/chatgpt-integration/) within the pad to showcase their prompt engineering skills and assess their critical thinking processes. All prompts and generated data are recorded and accessible in the code playback when the interview ends. ### Drawing mode updates [Boost your interviews with visual prompts](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/interview/drawing-mode/), saving time and creating a dynamic and realistic experience to engage your interviewees. Sketch together in real-time with an easy-to-use tool to visualize your interview. ### Follow-the-user Automatically [follow another pad participant’s cursor](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/interview/pads/using-pad-features/#follow-users) around the pad as they write code, even when they switch between different files in frameworks pads. ### Save your code from a pad or sandbox as a question Save a snapshot of the code in a pad or sandbox as a draft question, to use it for future interviews. You can add instructions and more, and finalize your question from the drafts folder. ### Drag & drop files into a frameworks pad Drag and drop your folders or files into the file tree of a frameworks pad, and your files will upload immediately. You can clone a repo and drag and drop a folder from your desktop. ### Copy-paste detection in Code Playback Gain more insight into your candidate’s code with [copy-paste detection in playback](https://coderpad.io/resources/docs/interview/pads/playback-mode/#copy-paste-detection). The copied content from an external source is highlighted with a yellow dot. ### Refreshed languages menu The search bar and the new categories filter will make it easier for you to navigate our growing list of languages, frameworks, and notebooks. Each language also has additional information about its configuration details and libraries – hover and select “Info”. ## Platform ### Shared experience This year, CoderPad introduced the product switcher to navigate between Screen and Interview products without needing to log in again or join from another environment. All users can benefit from both products at no additional cost, and your plan credits can be used in Screen or Interview. ## Subscribe for more CoderPad insights ## Trending Articles Previous slide Next slide [Announcements ## CoderPad Announces Integration of Jupyter Notebooks to Elevate Data Science Interviews that Replicate Everyday Work; Strengthen Hiring Decisions CoderPad now supports four types of Jupyter Notebook, Minimal, R, TensorFlow, SciPy. Upleveling the interview process for data science candidates. Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/announcements/jupyter-notebooks-data-science-announcement/) [Announcements ## ChatGPT in CoderPad Interview: Our Commitment to Embracing Modern Developer Toolsets ChatGPT is impacting software development & the hiring process. Read about how we're embracing this technology within CoderPad Interview. Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/announcements/chatgpt-coderpad-interview-embracing-modern-developer-toolsets/) [Product Updates ## Your Question Bank Is Leaking. Here’s the Fix. Every hiring team eventually hits the same wall: TA own raising the bar, don’t have the technical knowledge required to write questions that test for it. So teams are improvising, a shared question bank, a busy engineer’s spare 20 minutes, and last year’s assessment recycled one more time. It feels fine butt isn’t. Recycled and […] Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/product-updates/your-question-bank-is-leaking-heres-the-fix/) [Announcements ## Best Technical Assessment Software for HR Teams in 2026 Finding the best technical assessment software for HR teams isn’t about finding the platform with the longest feature list. It’s about finding the platform that helps you identify real skills quickly, fairly, and consistently. The challenge for recruiting and talent acquisition teams is separating signal from noise. A candidate may have an impressive resume or […] Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/announcements/best-technical-assessment-software-for-hr-teams-in-2026/) [Product Updates ## 2026 Product Recap: Technical Hiring Has Changed. We Built for What Comes Next. AI has fundamentally changed how engineers work. It’s not a tool candidates might use anymore. It’s embedded in how code gets written, reviewed, and shipped every day. In many teams, the majority of code is already AI-assisted—and growing. Which leads to a clear conclusion for hiring teams: Trying to remove AI from the interview process […] Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/product-updates/2026-product-recap/) [Announcements ## The engineers behind the AI 50 get hired with CoderPad The Forbes AI 50 recognizes the world’s most forward-thinking AI companies. These are the teams leading the AI revolution. We’re proud to support over two-thirds of them. From building foundation models to shipping AI-native apps, these companies are at the cutting edge. They need technical talent that can move fast – skilled coders and problem […] Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/announcements/the-engineers-behind-the-ai-50-get-hired-with-coderpad/) [Announcements ## CoderPad Recognized as a G2 Leader for Winter 2026 We’re excited to share that CoderPad has been named a G2 Leader in the Winter 2026 reports for Technical Skills Screening—earning the Leader badges for Technical Skills Screening, the Mid-Market Grid® for Technical Skills Screening Software, and Momentum Leaders. These recognitions are especially meaningful because they’re driven entirely by real customer reviews. Every score, ranking, […] Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/announcements/coderpad-recognized-as-a-g2-leader-for-winter-2026/) [Announcements ## Introducing CoderPad Projects: The future of technical hiring Technical work has fundamentally changed. Engineers and analysts collaborate with AI tools, navigate complex multi-file projects, and spend more time reviewing and debugging code than writing algorithms from scratch. Your technical hiring process needs to evolve with these realities. CoderPad Projects are a new way to assess job-ready skills: candidates tackle realistic challenges in VS […] Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/announcements/introducing-coderpad-projects-the-future-of-technical-hiring/) [Product Updates ## Top 14 CoderPad Features of 2024 – Features That Were Too Good to Miss 2024 has been an exciting year for technical hiring, and we’ve been honored to be part of your journey. Whether you’re a recruiter working hard to attract the right talent, an interviewer crafting thoughtful assessments, or a candidate showing your best work in sometimes stressful situations, every step of the process matters. This year, our […] Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/product-updates/top-14-coderpad-features-2024/) [Product Updates ## CoderPad June releases You can now add a custom time frame for candidates to complete tests, give candidates the option to take a test in Chinese, export your pad and test usage stats... Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/product-updates/coderpad-june-releases/) [Product Updates ## CoderPad April Releases Learn what's new with CoderPad for April. Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/product-updates/coderpad-april-releases/) [Product Updates ## CoderPad March Releases Webcam proctoring, custom question insights, and more for March. Read the post](https://coderpad.io/blog/product-updates/coderpad-march-releases/) ## Hire with confidence. See why engineering teams trust CoderPad to evaluate developers with realistic, AI-ready hiring workflows. [Request a demo](https://coderpad.io/sales/)