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AMA: Steven Skiena, CS Professor and Author of The Algorithm Design Manual
- qohen 9y agoThe conclusion of Professor Skiena's answer to a question about tech interviews[0]: "When I had a startup company, all candidates we interviewed were amazed that I never asked them algorithm questions! I wasn't hiring them to answer puzzle questions, so why ask? And I am quite proud of the very good people we hired at General Sentiment". [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/7vxid2/i_am_steven_skiena_cs_professor_and_author_of_the/dtvwxry/ https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/7vxid2/i...
- ajeet_dhaliwal 9y agoThis is amusing considering his book is recommended by so many of the whiteboard and assignment 'we only hire the rockstars' interviewers.
- ludicast 9y agoHighly recommended for those looking to grasp discrete math at a deeper level: http://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~algorith/math-video/ http://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~algorith/math-video/ Skiena goes through the amazing Concrete Mathematics book (which he didn't write). Warning - it is from the time when people used markers to write out their lecture notes!