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One of my interview questions: Interviewer: What is the difference between a mutable and immutable string? Me: A mutable string can be changed. A immutable st
by jason_slack 9y ago
One of my interview questions:
Interviewer: What is the difference between a mutable and immutable string?
Me: A mutable string can be changed. A immutable string cannot be changed.
Interviewer: Nope, think mutations. Mutable string can be mutated.
Me: Mutated? Altering DNA?
Interviewer: If you don't know this there isn't any sense in asking more difficult questions.
Me: Floored.
- mirceal 9y agofollow up: do you know that everyone is a mutant?
- jason_slack 9y agoSadly when she said mutation I thought about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles :-)
- itronitron 9y agoI hope you didn't list String expertise as one of your technical skills.
- jason_slack 9y agoExplain?
- itronitron 9y agoIt is a joke, as so many interviewers complain that people lie about their technical skills and experience, if you listed String as a technical skill and the interviewer thought you didn't know what a mutable String was then they would conclude that you lied about your skill set. Hopefully you can see the humor. I feel your pain so can understand why you might not think it is funny.
- jason_slack 9y agoI thought it was a joke but then I talked myself out of it :-) Yeah interviews have been rough this time around. Before this I hadn’t interviewed in 10 years.