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The consensus on HN seems to be that git/js/web/SQL/etc are the skills everyone has, but linked lists and binary trees are the gaps that disqualify them in inte
by quesera 10y ago
The consensus on HN seems to be that git/js/web/SQL/etc are the skills everyone has, but linked lists and binary trees are the gaps that disqualify them in interviews.
- brianwawok 10y agoIts very possible they are both rights. The jobs actually need git/js/SQL The interviews are mind benders and school coding challenges.
- prodigal_erik 10y agoIf they can't implement a school coding challenge in javascript they shouldn't be claiming to understand javascript.
- brianwawok 10y agoPerhaps? Or perhaps they havent coded in a whiteboard in years? Or perhaps they havent had to think about RB tree vs trei for a while, so can't code them perfectly.