Re:Why I Don’t Talk to Google Recruiters
by stcredzero on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @05:28PM
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However I would contend that being able to bang out a optimal b-tree implementation from memory on-demand isn't first principles knowledge, but is merely _trivia_ ability.
a) What the heck is an optimal B-Tree? (Don't you have to tune the parameters? b) I would also contend that it's trivia, and merely a way of getting at the ability to apply First Principles knowledge.
I would further argue it's not even first principles knowledge that is most important, but rather a combination of critical-thinking, enough self-awareness to notice when you've exceeded your current knowledge/experience, and sufficient humility to fix that lack rather than plod along with blinders on.
So you're not disagreeing with the value of 1st principles knowledge. Then you cite an even deeper kind of knowledge. Where exactly are we disagreeing here?
a) What the heck is an optimal B-Tree? (Don't you have to tune the parameters? b) I would also contend that it's trivia, and merely a way of getting at the ability to apply First Principles knowledge.
I would further argue it's not even first principles knowledge that is most important, but rather a combination of critical-thinking, enough self-awareness to notice when you've exceeded your current knowledge/experience, and sufficient humility to fix that lack rather than plod along with blinders on.
So you're not disagreeing with the value of 1st principles knowledge. Then you cite an even deeper kind of knowledge. Where exactly are we disagreeing here?