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Algorithmic problems are not puzzles..

• shmerl 9y ago
  They are puzzles, if some spent many years coming up with solutions for them. Surely if you know the solution for the puzzle, it's easy. But if you don't - you won't be able to solve it in reasonable time. So what is the point of the interview? To know if you memorized tons of puzzles in advance?
  • poikniok 9y ago
    Civilizations spent centuries coming up with what we now know as basic arithmetic. The point is now that people have done it, it is easy.
    • sigsergv 9y ago
      Civilization spent years coming up with what we know as programming libraries. No one asks historical foundations of arithmetics during basic math exam. You don't need to know how to multiply roman number.
• coralreef 9y ago
  Puzzle - (noun): a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.