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>> Well if you theory holds how did Rob Pike, Ken Thompson, Guido van Rossum, Dan Bornstein and on and on ended up at Google? You realize they got hired becaus
by NTDF9 10y ago
>> Well if you theory holds how did Rob Pike, Ken Thompson, Guido van Rossum, Dan Bornstein and on and on ended up at Google?
You realize they got hired because of their fame and expertise? They didn't have to go through intense whiteboarding. And even if they did, they would be hired even if they didn't solve a stupid N-Queens problem?
- qaq 10y agoI realise they have 0 problems with CS fundamentals while being at the same time top experts in respective fields.
- NTDF9 10y ago>> I realise they have 0 problems with CS fundamentals while being at the same time top experts in respective fields. I suspect your definition of CS fundamentals is only Algos and Datastruct problems. Said experts are very good at what they do. That does not mean they will whip out an algorithmic puzzle solution on a whiteboard under pressure. I also suspect that those experts have better things to do than get a job at Google. They'd rather not go through this process. Google wants them to be there not the other way around.