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You think literal geniuses can't solve sligtly challenging algorithm questions ?

by wittycardio 5y ago

dvt 5y ago
> You think literal geniuses can't solve sligtly challenging algorithm questions ? (N.B. I was being a bit hyperbolic, but, yes, for example, I highly doubt Steve Jobs could.) The spirit of my point is that most smart people don't care about the kind of idiotic minutia typical hiring panels ask. They care about interesting/creative problems.
- wittycardio 5y ago
  I mean Steve Jobs may not be a great software developer. I don't think companies are hiring for a Steve Jobs. You could be really good at other things and not be great at programming
  - headgasket 5y ago
    A SJ type is what TB would need to orient this pivot… to turn the problem around. Sourcing ideas on HN will only lead to “faster horses” suggestions. BTW did the TB interview after been lured by dark patterns on social media a while back when I was still using. Got the bloom filter from a hipster that was playing on his phone while I coded tictactoe in a langage I hadn’t used In years. Complete waste of time. Then they wanted to make profiles I hadn’t signed up for public, good thing they listened to the backlash. Just saying; it seems the management needs to use an hypothetical service like theirs but that works to find someone to help them on the angle for that pivot… a headhunter ?:-) Tongue in cheek, good luck on the pivot guys, it is a tough problem.
- 41b696ef1113 5y ago
  I think maybe someone like Donald Knuth would have been a better example.
  - Imnimo 5y ago
    Maybe everyone's using this problem as their first screen: https://keithschwarz.com/interesting/code/?dir=find-duplicate https://keithschwarz.com/interesting/code/?dir=find-duplicat...
woeirua 5y ago
They usually can, but not necessarily under strict time constraints and the pressure associated with a whiteboard coding exercise.

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You think literal geniuses can't solve sligtly challenging algorithm questions ?

by wittycardio 5y ago

You think literal geniuses can't solve sligtly challenging algorithm questions ?

dvt 5y ago
> You think literal geniuses can't solve sligtly challenging algorithm questions ? (N.B. I was being a bit hyperbolic, but, yes, for example, I highly doubt Steve Jobs could.) The spirit of my point is that most smart people don't care about the kind of idiotic minutia typical hiring panels ask. They care about interesting/creative problems.
- wittycardio 5y ago
  I mean Steve Jobs may not be a great software developer. I don't think companies are hiring for a Steve Jobs. You could be really good at other things and not be great at programming
  - headgasket 5y ago
    A SJ type is what TB would need to orient this pivot… to turn the problem around. Sourcing ideas on HN will only lead to “faster horses” suggestions. BTW did the TB interview after been lured by dark patterns on social media a while back when I was still using. Got the bloom filter from a hipster that was playing on his phone while I coded tictactoe in a langage I hadn’t used In years. Complete waste of time. Then they wanted to make profiles I hadn’t signed up for public, good thing they listened to the backlash. Just saying; it seems the management needs to use an hypothetical service like theirs but that works to find someone to help them on the angle for that pivot… a headhunter ?:-) Tongue in cheek, good luck on the pivot guys, it is a tough problem.
- 41b696ef1113 5y ago
  I think maybe someone like Donald Knuth would have been a better example.
  - Imnimo 5y ago
    Maybe everyone's using this problem as their first screen: https://keithschwarz.com/interesting/code/?dir=find-duplicate https://keithschwarz.com/interesting/code/?dir=find-duplicat...
woeirua 5y ago
They usually can, but not necessarily under strict time constraints and the pressure associated with a whiteboard coding exercise.