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Why is 2, the ability to grind/memorize random problems, important for any company? I can't think of any company I've worked at, where that would be useful duri
by ryandrake 1y ago
Why is 2, the ability to grind/memorize random problems, important for any company? I can't think of any company I've worked at, where that would be useful during my day to day work.
- brettgriffin 1y agoYou don't think rote learning is a desirable skill of candidates that employers look for? Can you think of anything we do for, say, the first two decades of our life, that could send this signal?
- ryandrake 1y agoMaybe I'm in the minority, but I don't think the ability to memorize dozens of algorithms and then spit them out on demand is really that useful to most practicing software developers, nor is it a good signal about one's technical expertise.