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I get what you want, it's the same thing everyone else wants. That doesn't imply it's possible to get it. What we're doing is pretending it works, it's not the
by sifoobar 8y ago
I get what you want, it's the same thing everyone else wants. That doesn't imply it's possible to get it. What we're doing is pretending it works, it's not the same thing.
When I'm working on solving real problems, I'll come up with ideas that make your head spin. Put me in front of a whiteboard and feed me canned problems with right/wrong answers and you won't ever see me again.
- alkonaut 8y agoI would never ever have s whiteboard or even an editor in an interview. Arguing the difference between zero termination and length prefixing is a ”real problem” of the kind I have to face multiple times on a daily basis. Also, solving problems without considering all the (or at least multiple) solutions isn’t really a very useful skill. That said, all this varies by the role. If I was hiring a contractor position or regular web dev then “solving the problem” is an essential skill and solution bikeshedding might not be. But I’m hiring developers for low-ish level work on lib style code with 30 year maintenance windows. It’s radically different from creating a web stack with maybe a 5 or 10 year total lifespan.