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Just out of curiosity: how would you feel if I answered this question by using existing function [1] in stdlib? Would you consider that as (good) sign of knowin
by manishyt 10y ago
Just out of curiosity: how would you feel if I answered this question by using existing function [1] in stdlib? Would you consider that as (good) sign of knowing the tools or would you prefer a fresh implementation?
[1] https://docs.python.org/2/library/itertools.html#itertools.combinations https://docs.python.org/2/library/itertools.html#itertools.c...
- blindhippo 10y agoI see it as a positive if a candidate uses an existing solution to the problem. That's exactly what a good engineer would do in the real world. But then I take away the library/method and re-state the problem. Because the point is to see if they can understand the problem, and devise a solution.
- manishyt 10y agoCool. Thanks for your comments.