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Where "turn out not to know basic C programming or systems level algorithms" is failing some leetcode puzzle they have not touched in the last 20 years while th
by mianos 2y ago
Where "turn out not to know basic C programming or systems level algorithms" is failing some leetcode puzzle they have not touched in the last 20 years while they have been full time writing C and C++? So hell of a time not finding your definition of 'good people' would be kinda expected.
- 01100011 2y agoNo it's more like failing to understand how to implement a basic memory allocator which is a very relevant task for a systems engineer.
- hackable_sand 2y agoI seriously doubt you and ivalm are having a hard time finding SWEs capable of memory management in C. Something is terribly wrong with your hiring practices. You just need to admit it's a "you" problem.
- mianos 2y agoOK, yep I get that. Excuse my cynicism. True, most of us system programmers could describe, in detail, malloc and free from scratch and write a basic malloc from scratch and then know why the basic K&RT whipped up malloc would actually be quite crappy when faced with real world use.
- Gollapalli 2y agoI am looking to transition into this sort of work from a more "general development" sort of background. Any resources you could recommend?