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Re:Ask HN: As a candidate do you ask your interviewer algorithmic ques... on Thursday March 05, 2015 @03:46PM (#9153689)
That sounds like a really pleasant experience actually. I think the dialogue here is most important aspect. Most of the interviews I have done the interviewer gives me the problem and sits there silently while I work on the solution.
Re:Ask HN: As a candidate do you ask your interviewer algorithmic ques... on Thursday March 05, 2015 @03:35PM (#9153636)
I could have worded the post better, but I definitely meant as part of the interview conversation. (I definitely know I am not the smartest guy in the room, nor do I want to be).

I had an interview recently where my solution was O(n^2), which I could tell was bad. I asked the interviewer if he code show me/code up the more efficient solution he mentioned previously. He mentioned that we didn't have time and dismissed my request which is very disheartening.

Ask HN: As a candidate do you ask your interviewer algorithmic questions?

Posted by nry on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @11:55PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have been doing quite a few technical interviews lately (for a Software Engineer position) and I have slowly begun asking my interviewers more and more technical questions when it is my turn to ask questions. These are generally related to the algorithm question that they wanted me to solve for them, but I have slowly been branching out to asking my own algorithmic questions. I have,...

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Re:Text-only video game shows how genre can be beautiful, innovative a... on Friday January 23, 2015 @10:53AM (#8935423)
Welp, I just signed up. There goes my day.

Is there any info for developers wanting to contribute? I looked around the site and didn't see anything mentioned.

Re:Ask HN: Where can I find a software job that helps society? on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @05:10PM (#6721608)
Pretty sure the URL should be: http://careers.mozilla.com
Re:Static site generation on python on Thursday February 14, 2013 @09:48AM (#5219639)
I had the same feeling when I was using pelican as well. I have switched my personal site over to blogofile: http://www.blogofile.com/

Much simpler and better documentation in my opinion.

Re:Thanks HN on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @10:49PM (#4452678)
Same here. See you on the other side.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a community for Computer Scientists? on Friday August 24, 2012 @11:06PM (#4430935)
I am looking for more the theory side of Computer Science. For the programming aspect I definitely look here first and then /r/programming.

Ask HN: Is there a community for Computer Scientists?

Posted by nry on Friday August 24, 2012 @07:24PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have been a long time lurker of http://www.reddit.com/r/compsci but I have always been dismayed by the quality of posts there regarding actual Computer Science.Every once in a while on HN a great article comes along about Computer Science but they are few and far between. Does anybody know of a strictly Computer Science community on the web?

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Re:Dear HN: What interesting algorithms would you like to read about? on Friday August 24, 2012 @02:41PM (#4428997)
A step by step implementation of a bloom filter would be awesome.
Re:A map of the most influential thinkers in History and how they are ... on Friday August 17, 2012 @03:25PM (#4398281)
Source: http://griffsgraphs.com/2012/07/03/graphing-every-idea-in-hi...

It is fascinating to me that comedians are included in this list. Perhaps because who they are influenced by is readily available information. It would be fascinating to see one of these tailored to specific communities such as scientists, business or politics.

Re:The Making of Warcraft, Part 2 on Thursday August 16, 2012 @12:26AM (#4389900)
I like these ALOT. No best practices, or you should do this better. It is about making something you love and get the code to production. I look forward to more of these.
Re:These Books Helped Save Our Startup on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @01:56PM (#4382196)
As does Kaspersky