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This may be a stupid question, but why is the ability to write pre-existing sorting algorithms from the top of your head necessary in those places? Don't they u
by elcapitan 11y ago
This may be a stupid question, but why is the ability to write pre-existing sorting algorithms from the top of your head necessary in those places? Don't they use standard libraries? Or is it just used as a general test of understanding of the concepts?
- joe563323 11y agoI think its a test for the candidates capability to grasp the concepts and coding those basic algorithms with out bugs is to demonstrate their ability for diligence.
- unoti 11y agoI'd focus more on graphs and trees, and having a passing familiarity with the algorithmic and space trade offs of sort algorithms. One could argue over whether it's important philosophically, but from a practical standpoint they expect candidates to know it.