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Re:Typical programming interview questions. by j_baker on Monday February 21, 2011 @01:41AM (#2244532)
Probably for no reason other than it's too easy. Generally these questions seem to not be oriented around "seeing how you think" as much as they are about seeing if you come to the conclusion the interviewer wants you to come to.
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Re:Typical programming interview questions. by rimantas on Monday February 21, 2011 @02:20AM (#2244615)
—There is a standard library function for that…

—Nah, too easy. I'll implement my own.

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Re:Typical programming interview questions. by j_baker on Monday February 21, 2011 @04:49AM (#2244886)
I didn't say doing interviews this way was a good idea, did I?
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