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>And that doesn't address the file drawer effect. I'm 54. I can code a binary tree, hash table or what have you, if I have to, but I am not as practiced as some
by invalidOrTaken 6y ago
>And that doesn't address the file drawer effect. I'm 54. I can code a binary tree, hash table or what have you, if I have to, but I am not as practiced as somebody fresh out of school, because that heavy lifting is done by libraries, and I'm busy contributing original mathematical algorithms that no one ever asks about because they don't have the background to understand the explanation.
Ooohhhh this is frustrating. Nothing is more frustrating than telling an interviewer about something cool you've done, and realizing they don't understand, but also don't care.
- collyw 6y agoYes, I remember one guy asking what I would when a page was going slow. I explained how I would work backwards checking the network tab in the browser, make sure it was the endpoint that was the bottleneck, blah blah blah to the database. He just wanted me to say "use explain" - which i would have got to if he had bothered listening a couple more minutes. Then he wanted me to do a "challenge" that was expected to take around 10 hours. No thanks, you didn't convince me I want to work for you.