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Re:Data structures and algorithms I actually used while work... by dragonsngoblins on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:56PM (#23854478)
I suppose it depends on how you grade the answers. Like I have bad spatial awareness in terms of how big things like planes are. I genuinely don't really have an idea how long a commercial airliner is, or how big a ping pong ball is. I feel like I'd do ok if I could get reasonable approximate values for things like the size of the plane, the balls, the seats, etc. if I also have to supply those values myself the end result is likely to be off

The end result being off is fine if I am being graded based on my thought process, but a disaster if I am being graded at having an idea of the size of airplanes before walking into the interview.

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Re:Data structures and algorithms I actually used while work... by dogfoods on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @11:21PM (#23855391)
Commercial airliners vary in size more than an order of magnitude anyway. There are commercial aircraft that are shorter than an A380 is tall.
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Re:Data structures and algorithms I actually used while work... by kortilla on Thursday July 16, 2020 @01:18AM (#23856021)
The fuselage of a 737 is the same diameter as the engine of a 777.
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Re:Data structures and algorithms I actually used while work... by Swizec on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:53PM (#23855226)
Like I said, the point of this question isn’t to seek your domain expertise, the point is to see how you use other people’s domain expertise to create a [software] system.
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Re:Data structures and algorithms I actually used while work... by dragonsngoblins on Thursday July 16, 2020 @07:05PM (#23864896)
The way you ask it sure. I'm just not sure that is how everyone asks it, though maybe it is. I've never been asked something quite like that before but some comments I've seen around seem to imply some people want a close to accurate answer.
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