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"Any solution trumps no solution but the quality of the solution will give you a useful signal (IMHO)." I hate how it sends a negative signal in a programming
by astrofinch 15y ago
"Any solution trumps no solution but the quality of the solution will give you a useful signal (IMHO)."
I hate how it sends a negative signal in a programming interview to do the obvious recursive solution first instead of leaping directly to the dynamic programming one. I'm already nervous enough for Christ's sake!
- cpeterso 15y agoAs an interviewer, I would not mind seeing a "naive" recursive solution first, though I would want the interview candidate to either mention this before implementing the recursive solution or later when they "discover" the inefficiencies. Showing your work (and describing your thought process) can provide more insight to an interviewer than just popping out an optimal solution without explanation!