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(2022) Form 'Part 2': > This is a great engineering interview problem because it pretty cleanly partitions the candidate pool into three different types: > T
by redbell 3y ago
(2022)
Form 'Part 2':
> This is a great engineering interview problem because it pretty cleanly partitions the candidate pool into three different types:
> Type 2 looks at the problem and says, “Ah! I know just how to do this! Multiplication is just like addition, except wherever addition does +, I should do .” So they copy-and-paste, change all the +s to s, and they’re done in 90 minutes. Candidates in this group stand a really good chance of being hired.
As a non-expert in C/C++, I would definitely be of type 2, but I would be too afraid to apply for a job to work on a database engine's codebase.
- reyqn 3y agoI'm definitely not fluent in C/C++ and I think I might have done ok with this question, even if I probably wouldn't be a right fit for this job. I guess I wouldn't have gotten to this point in the interview process so it's ok.