ITA's old “Hiring Puzzles” is still a treasure trove of good problems

Re:ITA's old “Hiring Puzzles” is still a treasure trove of g... by thenewnewguy on Sunday October 13, 2019 @01:14AM (#21238508)

> These puzzles were not a leetcode like gates (in fact they very explicitly were NOT required for applicants), but rather a way of advertising to programmers that ITA was not just another boring big corp that would suck your passion for coding away.

However, from the linked page:

> To be considered for an interview, you may need to solve one of the programming puzzles below.

In fairness, they used the word "may". But I wouldn't call that "explicitly NOT required".

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Re:ITA's old “Hiring Puzzles” is still a treasure trove of g... by ecopoesis on Sunday October 13, 2019 @09:37AM (#21240265)

I applied to ITA in 2008ish and was require to complete one of these, something very similar to instant search. Needless to say I failed because the question isn't about your ability to program, it is just if you know what a suffix-tree is.

These are fun puzzles but terrible interview questions.

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