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>"Before it was such a cliche, it was actually a great question. Open ended, allowing you to gauge how a candidate deals with unknown problems ..." Wait isn't
by bogomipz 9y ago
>"Before it was such a cliche, it was actually a great question. Open ended, allowing you to gauge how a candidate deals with unknown problems ..."
Wait isn't it still an open ended question with answers that can focus on any part of what happens? Why would the fact that it's "cliche" change that?
You can go memorize that post but unless you really understand TCP, HTTP, networking, DNS etc. it's still going to be really apparent to an interviewer who does by simply digging further into just one of those aspects.
- roel_v 9y agoWell it loses much of its effectiveness when people can study for it. Plus I didn't say it was no longer open ended, just that it's no longer a great question, because everybody asks it.
- bogomipz 9y agoNo, that's the beauty of of an open ended question it doesn't lose its effectiveness. There is no wrote memorization for an answer. An example of a question that loses its effectiveness because people can study for it is "reverse a linked list"
- roel_v 9y ago*rote memorization Either way, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. Even for open ended questions, in my experience it makes a big difference whether someone has prepared for it, and a weak candidate can prepare enough to appear (much) better than he/she actually is.
- bogomipz 9y ago>"*rote memorization" Mea culpa, yes I meant write "rote." Cheers.