> There’s a particular sinking feeling that comes when the candidate starts on one of these problems and immediately writes a for loop. > in most embedded/real

> There’s a particular sinking feeling that comes when the candidate starts on one of these problems and immediately writes a for loop. > in most embedded/real-time/kernel work, ... When there are strict bounds on stack sizes, recursive algorithms can be downright dangerous, especially when operating on user-supplied data. Seems like an excellent interview question. Certainly from the first three paragraphs, I can tell that this is a company that recruits mediocre graduates because they don't pay attention to real-world constraints. A company I definitely shouldn't be working for.