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> then had someone come in for a 1-2 hour long interview with some live programming. The point of the exercises in the interview was to see someone's thought pr
by uvnq 4y ago
> then had someone come in for a 1-2 hour long interview with some live programming. The point of the exercises in the interview was to see someone's thought process, not if they could actually "complete" the exercises.
I don't know much about industry and interviews yet. Do you think this is the case for most interviews? That they care about your thought process, not just if you can complete the problem? Is it necessary to learn/memorize all algorithms and data structures, or is it better to practice and focus on improving my problem solving skills and thought process?
- tpxl 4y agoEveryone says they care about the thought process, but almost nobody actually does. The GP seems to, but there's plenty of stories where they ask an open question (What happens when you put some text in the search bar and press enter), then fail you for that question if you don't discuss the specifics they want (http/DNS/routing/whatever the interviewer likes).