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I agree, if you implement a linked list in production code, you've almost certainly made a mistake. My point is that a linked list is such a simple concept tha
by thomascgalvin 8y ago
I agree, if you implement a linked list in production code, you've almost certainly made a mistake.
My point is that a linked list is such a simple concept that anyone with real programming experience should be able to write a basic implementation.
It's a Shibboleth; I only care about your ability to perform the task because it tells me something else about you.
- BurningFrog 8y agoOK, I have to kinda agree. It almost levels the playing field in the sense that since no one actually writes these things, we're probably all equally half clumsy with them :)
- SamReidHughes 8y agoFor linked lists I'd regard the question really being about whether the candidate understands pointers.
- crooked-v 8y agoFizzbuzz serves a similar role.