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People can make reasonable assumptions for interview problems. In this case, assume the code runs on a modern developer laptop, with an SSD and lots of RAM, usi
by javajosh 4y ago
People can make reasonable assumptions for interview problems. In this case, assume the code runs on a modern developer laptop, with an SSD and lots of RAM, using some modern OS, is a fine assumption.
If someone asks you a physics question about a car being dropped into the ocean, generally you don't have to worry about the make and model of the car.
- LastTrain 4y agoBut if you read the article, you would see that you'd run afoul with this interviewer doing that, because he has utterly convinced himself that I/O is no longer the bottleneck and coming to the same conclusion is your unspecified task in the interview.