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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by StavrosK on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:09PM (#23854096)
That's better than asking you to come up with the complete solution, but it's still a bit of a trivia question. On one hand, it's good to be able to recognize algorithms so you can look up their solutions instead of wasting your time on trying to reinvent them, on the other hand, how often are problems this algorithmic?

Maybe I've had a particularly depressing career, but 99% of it consisted of various ways of interacting with a database.

Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by thaumasiotes on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:12PM (#23854121)
> That's better than asking you to come up with the complete solution, but it's still a bit of a trivia question.

How? You have unlimited time to find the answer; it happens before you make any contact with the company at all.

Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by StavrosK on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:15PM (#23854152)
Oh, I misunderstood the situation, sorry. I thought it was on an interview.