Implementing a distributed key-value store on top of implementing Raft in Go

Re:Implementing a distributed key-value store on top of impl... by magicalhippo on Friday May 26, 2023 @12:20AM (#36079864)

Could it be because the clarification questions are perceived as not understanding? Would it help if one prefaced with something like "Well, there's many different ways like X, Y and Z and the best one depends on the details of the requirements. Did you have something specific in mind and if so what are those requirements?"

By mentioning a few ways you'd show you're aware of various solutions, and you'd also provide context for why you're asking probing questions.

Then again, I haven't interviewed in quite a while (love my current job) so...

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Re:Implementing a distributed key-value store on top of impl... by zimpenfish on Friday May 26, 2023 @03:48AM (#36081275)

> Could it be because the clarification questions are perceived as not understanding?

Sure but taking that as "the asker is an idiot" rather than "I may not have explained this well" is all too common (I know I've been guilty of this more than a handful of times.)

> Would it help if one prefaced with something like [...]

I think if you're having to carefully phrase your (reasonable, obvs.) questions in order to avoid upsetting the interviewer, that's a bit of a red flag, no?

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