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A comment on Steve Ballmer's incorrect binary search interview question. Parent comment

Re:Steve Ballmer's incorrect binary search interview question by extr on Friday September 06, 2024 @04:17PM (#41469401)
Totally my personal opinion, but not knowing the approximate population of the country you live in betrays a pretty serious lack of curiosity about the world. Obviously a judgement call on how far off is "far off", but it just gives a funny feeling, you know?
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Re:Steve Ballmer's incorrect binary search interview question by NeoTar on Sunday September 08, 2024 @07:47AM (#41479837)
True, but in the context of making a ‘finger in the air’ calculation, 1 billion or 100 million (approximating to the nearest power of ten) should be “good enough’.

And if you’re interviewing, consider that for a decent proportion of people it may not be the country they live in (at least at the time you’re asking the question).

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