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There's a simple hack for non-FAANG job coderpad interviews. Just do several interviews in a row to learn what the common questions are. Then memorize those 3
by redis_mlc 6y ago
There's a simple hack for non-FAANG job coderpad interviews.
Just do several interviews in a row to learn what the common questions are. Then memorize those 3 or 4 solutions.
There's been a move this year to fully using the 1 hour coderpad period with a large problem, so you really need to go in with a prepared solution. (Thanks a lot, a(7) interviewers.)
As one of my friends said, "Interviews are a lottery." So do your best, then move on to the next one (see above.) Don't take it personally, just keep improving.
Also, if an interviewer says, "it doesn't matter if it runs or not" or "syntax doesn't matter", assume they're lying and fix it. (Again, thanks a lot, a(7) interviewers.)
- boring_twenties 6y agoSorry, but I couldn't find a page named `a` in section 7 of the manual ;) what does a(7) mean?
- redis_mlc 6y agoa * * * * * *
- boring_twenties 6y agoIf I'm supposed to feel dumber, it's working.
- kylemurph 6y agoa-hole
- gedy 6y agoLooks like an (unusual) abbreviation for 'asshole'
- boring_twenties 6y agoHa you're obviously right. Did you deduce that on your own? I think I immediately excluded that from the set of possibilities because well... why wouldn't they just write asshole?
- runawaybottle 6y agoI thought it meant like 7 anonymous companies (‘a’ being a function that takes in a param) that he/she had to go through. We’re dealing with a real weirdo here (or a real a(7)) :p Sometimes you gotta take the good with the bad.
- dang 6y agoSpeaking of assholes, your recent comments have been so full of assholery that I banned your account. I decided to unban it, and just warn you instead, because you've also posted interesting things. It's dismaying and shocking to me that such an active HN user would feel free to poison this place as badly as you have been doing: attacking other users, pompously dissing the community while participating in it, denunciatory name-calling...none of this is ok here. If you want to participate in the commons, please stop pissing all over it. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: it turns out we've been through this multiple times before. If you want to continue participating here, it's time to start doing so respectfully. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23047709 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23047709 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22859403 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22859403 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21966283 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21966283 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21909746 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21909746 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20490008 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20490008 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20430846 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20430846