> Algorithm questions are not a way to make sure you’re hiring someone who is capable of coding. Algorithm questions are a way to discriminate against certain k

> Algorithm questions are not a way to make sure you’re hiring someone who is capable of coding. Algorithm questions are a way to discriminate against certain kinds of people. The author complains about having been asked to implement a linked list. Honestly, I can't see anything wrong with the request because if you know what a linked list is -- you should be able to dream up and build a pretty decent, if crude, thing to show that you actually have a working knowledge of what a linked list is. And that you actually can program your way out of a wet paper bag. > We need people who never went to college. We need people who learned by hacking and being tenacious and getting something working. What we need is people who are aware that NSMutableArray must be implemented as a linked list or something very much like it. And there are plenty of us who never went to college who care enough to look into things like that -- because choosing the wrong data structure is often one of the first steps towards a crisis.