Data structures and algorithms interview questions and their solutions

Re:Data structures and algorithms interview questions and th... by naasking on Monday April 17, 2017 @12:08AM (#14129165)

Because he understood that this data point falsified the general theory that answering questions about algorithms and data structures implies an understanding of algorithms and data structures.

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Re:Data structures and algorithms interview questions and th... by WalterBright on Monday April 17, 2017 @12:36AM (#14129244)

Check for understanding by not asking book questions and expecting book answers. Ask variations on book questions.

For example, in junior math the prof went carefully through deriving the Fourier Transform. On the final exam, the question was to derive the Hyperbolic Transform. This was straightforward if you understood the FT, but not if all you could do was parrot it.

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