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I have been interviewing candidates for 20+ years now and that precise language has been refined. Any super-strong opinion one way or the other is itself a grea
by tacos 11y ago
I have been interviewing candidates for 20+ years now and that precise language has been refined. Any super-strong opinion one way or the other is itself a great bit of information, especially among a candidate who lists both Java/C# and C/C++ on his resume.
If it makes you feel any better, in the early 90s the question was "what's wrong with malloc?" And I'm sure you'd do just fine. Amazing how many people don't, though. Better predictor of success than any of this "walk a tree" nonsense and no whiteboard required.
- _ph_ 11y agoThats fair, but then you should have your post phrased differently. You are not literally requiring three use cases as an answer to your question or ending the interview, but rather you are using it as a starter for a discussion. Indeed, it is better to have a more general discussion about the foundations one is to work on, then to solve random riddles.