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> Hugely over-architected solution? Eliminated. I once made the mistake of over-engineering a coding test by , among other things, writing and invoking C code
by doktrin 14y ago
> Hugely over-architected solution? Eliminated.
I once made the mistake of over-engineering a coding test by , among other things, writing and invoking C code from a Java web application. While I thought it would communicate enthusiasm by going above and beyond, it in fact horrified them and I never even heard back.
Lesson learned.
- ciupicri 14y agoOut of curiosity, why did you invoke C code from Java? Was it for speed or something else?
- doktrin 14y agoWell, honestly it was curiosity. At the time I was teaching myself both C and Java, and I thought the coding test a good chance to apply both languages in a new context. However, yes, the C code was more performant than its ruby counterpart - though within the context of the coding challenge it was fairly negligible.