Re:'Clean your desk': My Amazon interview experience
by amzn-throw on Saturday December 10, 2016 @02:38PM
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We'll have to agree to disagree. I think implement a string builder is a GREAT interview question.
The point is to have a discussion. Why? What are the benefits of a string builder? When is it necessary? What performance characteristics should it have. What kind of questions do you ask, what kind of edge cases do you consider?
It's an interview - if you are not sure why the interviewer is asking you to re implement a standard library, ASK.
This is not unusual for Amazon - most tech companies these days ask these kinds of questions
The point is to have a discussion. Why? What are the benefits of a string builder? When is it necessary? What performance characteristics should it have. What kind of questions do you ask, what kind of edge cases do you consider?
It's an interview - if you are not sure why the interviewer is asking you to re implement a standard library, ASK.
This is not unusual for Amazon - most tech companies these days ask these kinds of questions