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Heh, at my previous employer the only coding question we asked during interviews was: "Find the largest element in an array of integers." Some of the ways peop
by jcadam 10y ago
Heh, at my previous employer the only coding question we asked during interviews was: "Find the largest element in an array of integers." Some of the ways people found to not solve that simple problem were amazing.
Now, I'm generally against asking hard-core CS questions in a live interview... but a simple bozo filter is probably a good idea.
- blindhippo 10y agoIt really does surprise me how a simple programming questions like this does stump the average interviewee. If they need a bit of guidance to get started, I never hold it against the candidate, but if they need a massive hand holding to come to a solution, or if they can't explain how their solution works and how it could be improved, then I know where they stand programming wise. It is a low bar skills wise, and it tells a lot within a very short amount of time.