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They were interviewing for Google. It's not uncommon to have to implement a standard library function (or not be able to use one) in many contexts at Google. Be
by anyfoo 8y ago
They were interviewing for Google. It's not uncommon to have to implement a standard library function (or not be able to use one) in many contexts at Google. Besides, the question is just the most basic setup to assess how a candidate would fare in comparable situations.
- XorNot 8y agoIs it though? Because the answer to "suddenly I need to implement a standard library" is "I google the accepted solutions" and if I don't have Google then I goto the library and check out a bunch of old CS books.
- ummonk 8y agoAnd then the interviewer's follow-up question should be "fine, since you don't want to indulge me and implement a solution to this toy problem, I'll ask you to implement a much more complicated function which doesn't exist in any library!"
- gaius 8y agoThey were interviewing for Google. 99% of developers at Google are doing commodity work. It is are practically IBM or HP now.