Skiena's Algorithms Video Lectures

Re:Skiena's Algorithms Video Lectures by elcapitan on Sunday April 17, 2016 @02:14PM (#11515544)

This may be a stupid question, but why is the ability to write pre-existing sorting algorithms from the top of your head necessary in those places? Don't they use standard libraries? Or is it just used as a general test of understanding of the concepts?

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Re:Skiena's Algorithms Video Lectures by joe563323 on Monday April 18, 2016 @05:57AM (#11518738)

I think its a test for the candidates capability to grasp the concepts and coding those basic algorithms with out bugs is to demonstrate their ability for diligence.

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Re:Skiena's Algorithms Video Lectures by unoti on Monday April 18, 2016 @09:13PM (#11524269)

I'd focus more on graphs and trees, and having a passing familiarity with the algorithmic and space trade offs of sort algorithms. One could argue over whether it's important philosophically, but from a practical standpoint they expect candidates to know it.

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