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Re:I will not do a tech interview by dmatlack on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @02:35PM (#6252415)
As OP said, you would not be able to google the specific B-Tree question because if you don't know about B-Trees you wouldn't know that you need to google it.

There's a difference between things you know you don't know (and therefore can google), and things you don't know you don't know (and therefore will not google).

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Re:I will not do a tech interview by marknutter on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @03:39PM (#6252816)
"I can see you're a bright individual and you have a great track record for writing and shipping good software, which is clear from your github account and your previous employers' endorsements. I have no doubt you'll be able to come up to speed on <insert obscure discipline> which is something we use a lot around here. We're looking for people who can learn quickly. Welcome aboard!"
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