I write code like this all day long and the way you phrase the question might have stumped me. First, I would feel like if I have to ask questions if you then

I write code like this all day long and the way you phrase the question might have stumped me. First, I would feel like if I have to ask questions if you then I’m missing something obvious you want me to be able to deduce. And if I take too long I’d fail your test. So I’d jump in merrily and work up a quick and dirty version before even realizing that the output has ambiguities. Hopefully at that point I’d ask how you want them resolved, but maybe I decide you want to see me to make my own decisions and I’d come up with my own way to handle them.