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Re:How to Hire Great Engineers by PopeDotNinja on Thursday July 30, 2020 @02:23PM (#24001363)
It's like memorizing the answers to an IQ test. A relative of mind knows all the answers, as he conducted the test on many occasions, but he doesn't have the max IQ.
Re:How to Hire Great Engineers by rightbyte on Thursday July 30, 2020 @06:12PM (#24003426)
Ye. Making up quick sort sort on the fly without ever seeing the solution would be really impressive, but reciting it from memory doesn't say much. If someone would implement "max sort" on a interview at-least you would know he didn't practice for the "IQ test".