Data structures and algorithms I actually used while working at tech companies

Re:Data structures and algorithms I actually used while work... by daviroo on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @03:52AM (#23842427)

I once thought it would be difficult for big tech company recruiting processes to tell the difference between:

a) A really good problem solver

b) Someone who has ran through all the example interview problems on leetcode or something similar

Then I thought that this might be similar to the Turing test. Once you’re that good at faking it that you can convince someone else - maybe the difference doesn’t matter at that point.

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Re:Data structures and algorithms I actually used while work... by ajuc on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @03:56AM (#23842450)

Working through a lot of problems will make you a better problem solver because the techniques can often be generalized.

I just don't think it makes sense to test people on this kind of questions and then make them write CRUD all day.

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