Re:A long list of (advanced) JavaScript questions, and their...
by johnnyanmac on Friday May 17, 2024 @01:34PM
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>Shitty companies will ask you esoteric details like this that aren't relevant to your job, in which case you should avoid them anyway.
I sure do wish I had the luxury to do that. How the times have changed so quickly.
That's pretty much why I detest the leetcode stuff that pops up even in games interviews. I'm going to be digging into decades old poorly documented legacy code to provide custom tooling for a studio's workflow. Why the hell do I need to know how to make NxN Bingo solver in Log(N) time on the fly? I guess if you gave me 20 minutes to refresh myself on dynamic progamming I could do it, but I made the "mistake" of studdying Unreal Engine/C++ trivia instead (which I've also had on other interviews), as well as real questions like what impacts and tasks I was doing at other studios.
But it's a circus out there and I just have to put on the makeup. I'm preparing long term to not have to deal with this, but I just need another 3 years or so minimum to stabilize myself and prepare my plans.
I sure do wish I had the luxury to do that. How the times have changed so quickly.
That's pretty much why I detest the leetcode stuff that pops up even in games interviews. I'm going to be digging into decades old poorly documented legacy code to provide custom tooling for a studio's workflow. Why the hell do I need to know how to make NxN Bingo solver in Log(N) time on the fly? I guess if you gave me 20 minutes to refresh myself on dynamic progamming I could do it, but I made the "mistake" of studdying Unreal Engine/C++ trivia instead (which I've also had on other interviews), as well as real questions like what impacts and tasks I was doing at other studios.
But it's a circus out there and I just have to put on the makeup. I'm preparing long term to not have to deal with this, but I just need another 3 years or so minimum to stabilize myself and prepare my plans.