Ask HN: What's the hardest problem you've ever solved?

Re:Ask HN: What's the hardest problem you've ever solved? by jamestimmins on Saturday November 17, 2018 @08:36PM (#18478399)

Ha, this is actually why I thought to ask it. Sadly, "I read the docs and wrote sample code for days until it became obvious" isn't what interviewers are looking for.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the hardest problem you've ever solved? by seanmcdirmid on Saturday November 17, 2018 @09:06PM (#18478498)

I know, but I debugged a lot of use cases, tried to narrow the scope of the bug, thought really hard about the execution in my head, and then fixed it all using an explicit semicolon....

Asking an experienced dev this question is like asking someone what was the hardest food they had to eat and how did they manage to swallow it. What is the interviewer hoping to learn by that?

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Re:Ask HN: What's the hardest problem you've ever solved? by yetihehe on Sunday November 18, 2018 @06:24AM (#18479853)

It's a simple task to check that you really are experienced developer and not someone who stuffed his CV.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the hardest problem you've ever solved? by seanmcdirmid on Sunday November 18, 2018 @06:28PM (#18483075)

It’s one of those questions you should definitely ask yourself before you ask others, to check if a reasonable answer is possible or not.

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