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While it's valid to say that for most software jobs you won't be having to write tree search algorithms 10 times a day, you'll still need to use the intuition a
by ac2u 4y ago
While it's valid to say that for most software jobs you won't be having to write tree search algorithms 10 times a day, you'll still need to use the intuition and body of knowledge that solving such problems requires more often than you think, even if it doesn't present itself as a whiteboard trivia problem.
- kbrannigan 4y agoI think it's a gate keeping strategy. Make the bar so high that only a few can get in. They might filter out some exceptional candidate and let in some regurgitator. But I agree of you can grasp those fundamental concepts you're a great programmer. Some of these concept became clearer, years after college
- ac2u 4y ago>I think it's a gate keeping strategy. I agree, but I think the widely accepted thought of "it's gatekeeping and shouldn't be interview-whiteboard trivia for most roles" sometimes gets extended to an attitude of "you'll never need this stuff" >They might filter out some exceptional candidate and let in some regurgitator. hah, we think alike, had the same scenario when I detailed this answer: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17059852 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17059852