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False | njtrafficsignshopper | t2_3xgey | None, you have to put your phone in airplane mode | null | 0 | 1546219434 | False | 0 | ecwwgvx | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwo9ha | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwwgvx/ | 1548290796 | 23 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nermid | t2_55a4w | And then occasionally it'll turn out that the equivalent only came around recently...in the version of the language just after the one your project is written in. | null | 0 | 1546219459 | False | 0 | ecwwhza | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecworuq | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwwhza/ | 1548290811 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | KingOfAllBlacks | t2_4av9r | The valley is not an accurate representation of the real world | null | 0 | 1546219473 | False | 0 | ecwwikx | t3_aav9js | null | null | t3_aav9js | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwwikx/ | 1548290817 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | aupperk24 | t2_bmjig | Because no startup started with any clients? | null | 0 | 1546219502 | False | 0 | ecwwjrv | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvzhww | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwwjrv/ | 1548290833 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | HyperionCantos | t2_45wol | ohh lol | null | 0 | 1546219551 | False | 0 | ecwwlwh | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwu8nt | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwwlwh/ | 1548290858 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | jaybazuzi | t2_3qjvp | I strive to write 100% acceptance microtests, which have all of the attributes I listed in [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/aaqrzi/stages_of_tdd/ecwwfk0/).
I am not always successful, but each time I fail I see it as an opportunity to learn more. | null | 0 | 1546219558 | False | 0 | ecwwm6x | t3_aaqrzi | null | null | t1_ecwo2m1 | /r/programming/comments/aaqrzi/stages_of_tdd/ecwwm6x/ | 1548290862 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Pomnom | t2_48wl3 | Not related to this thread but I'm curious if you've finally answered your "radix sort being O(n)" question.
The way it's usually explained is that radix short is O(wn) with w = number of character and n = size of input set. For 32-bit integer that's roughly 11 characters, so it's O(11n) = O(n).
Of course that answer hand-wave through how to access individual digit in a number, but the assumption is that you can get to that digit in a constant time by dividing it to powers of 10 which are known ahead of time because we know we never need more than 12 constants (10^0 to 10^11). | null | 0 | 1546219591 | False | 0 | ecwwnir | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t1_ecwprtr | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecwwnir/ | 1548290878 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | AttackOfTheThumbs | t2_79zad | I was in a similar situation. Did programming in high school, went to Uni, dropped out. Built a portfolio. Ended up getting a two year technical degree to make job applications easier.
Got a job pretty easily after that. | null | 0 | 1546219683 | False | 0 | ecwwrd9 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvzprn | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwwrd9/ | 1548290926 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nermid | t2_55a4w | > just write down perfect code on a whiteboard or a sharepad.
I once had an interviewer ask me to do Fizzbuzz, and when I replied that I had it in two separate languages on my Github, he was surprised. He went to my GH, looked at the code, then said it was "similar," but that what he was asking was different. I told him to humor me and run the one he was looking at. He was surprised that it worked.
I think it may have shaken that guy to realize his super-secret coding puzzle was so common that I had the code already prepared before he asked the question.
Didn't get the job, though. | null | 0 | 1546219762 | False | 0 | ecwwurr | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw7t64 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwwurr/ | 1548290968 | 100 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | thegil13 | t2_9t1ud | Maybe you aren't the candidate that Microsoft is looking for. Maybe they're looking for someone more modern. | null | 0 | 1546219861 | False | 0 | ecwwz0x | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvvpy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwwz0x/ | 1548291051 | -3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | NaBrO-Barium | t2_ff064qt | Haven’t seen that one but it sounds special in a way that only the military can be | null | 0 | 1546220001 | False | 0 | ecwx4vm | t3_aavv6v | null | null | t1_ecwvtwg | /r/programming/comments/aavv6v/the_art_of_writing_documentation/ecwx4vm/ | 1548291123 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | spootydooty | t2_p8917vj | I think the key thing to take away is that you just carry around the parameter, never choose it concretely and estimate it when you want to instantiate your model as an example with a good flavor of "sensible computer".
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Considering the word size is only the first step in building a model that accurately models modern computers, though.
For instance, two other interesting classes of algorithms are "external algorithms" and "parallel algorithms".
The former adds something like a hard-drive to the classical RAM, which allows you to analyze both "internal" and "external" operations. Nowadays, due to the way CPUs are built, this is also relevant to model caches, which affect computation similarly to how external I/O used to affect computation.
There are many different models in use in practice for the latter, and the possible applications are obvious.
You can then start combining, parameterizing all these different models and analyze how they interact for different algorithms - there's still a lot left to do in the field of algorithm engineering ;) | null | 0 | 1546220082 | False | 0 | ecwx89y | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t1_ecwvpon | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecwx89y/ | 1548291165 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | gimpwiz | t2_4aaq1 | Unfortunately I missed it. | null | 0 | 1546220086 | False | 0 | ecwx8g2 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwl422 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwx8g2/ | 1548291167 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Valmar33 | t2_zbck5 | Nice mischaracterization.
But, no ~ whatever subset allows for sane reasoning for the individual.
I mean, even Google and Mozilla dictate strict subsets of C++ allowed to be used, so that the code doesn't become bloated, slow, and unreadable. | null | 0 | 1546220093 | False | 0 | ecwx8r1 | t3_aac4hg | null | null | t1_ecwf7wk | /r/programming/comments/aac4hg/modern_c_lamentations/ecwx8r1/ | 1548291171 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ClutchHunter | t2_66olq | I like this comment.
I only have a _very_ minor quibble which is with this:
> their enjoyment in talking about challenges they faced in their personal growth or on the job
I've been asked an open-ended question like this a few times and I always struggle. On the other hand, if you probe anything I tell you about my work history or my open source projects, then I can go into a lot more detail. It's just how my brain works. A discussion is a lot better than a hands-off Q&A.
It's something that only maybe half of the interviewers I saw recently understood. I got past it with all of them, but some of them were much better than others at putting me in a position to talk confidently about the work I'd done. As much as that's something I can improve on, it's on the interviewer as well if they want good results. | null | 0 | 1546220133 | False | 0 | ecwxaj7 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwf4s9 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwxaj7/ | 1548291193 | 12 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | AttackOfTheThumbs | t2_79zad | What is H1bs?
> When I interview/hire, it's always based on attitude, their enjoyment in talking about challenges they faced in their personal growth or on the job, and if they seem intelligent enough to continually grow as a developer. Oh if they can admit they're wrong
This is pretty much the exact interview structure I followed when I was running a retail store.
This is also the interview structure that every job I've accepted has had. My IT tech job asked me about how I would solve problems they commonly come across, how I would handle the irate customer. My software job didn't ask me about this or that algorithm, but what I enjoyed about software, how I would handle issues, how I interact with customers. That's why I accepted those positions. They weren't trying to see what I could remember. They weren't asking me trick questions. | null | 0 | 1546220250 | False | 0 | ecwxfk5 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwf4s9 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwxfk5/ | 1548291255 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | sfsdfd | t2_3acyo | > I find trickery appropriate when you know your hardware, and your compiler...
*You* may know those details. The next developer who works on the code may not, even if nothing obvious changes. So what looks like an equivalent change may lead to logically different results and different behavior, simply because the “trickery” that you baked into the code was not apparent to other developers.
In practically all projects of note, the code has or may have more than one developer. Cleverness that presents some functional advantage *at the expense of clarity* is a losing proposition. Code that not only performs correctly and well, but is easy to understand - and therefore modify and maintain - is the goal. | null | 0 | 1546220261 | False | 0 | ecwxg1y | t3_aawwgf | null | null | t3_aawwgf | /r/programming/comments/aawwgf/using_logical_operators_for_logical_operations_is/ecwxg1y/ | 1548291260 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | IAmVerySmarter | t2_f62uev3 | That's like trying to rebuild a building while keeping it functional - that will be very slow. | null | 0 | 1546220268 | False | 0 | ecwxgda | t3_ab1wu7 | null | null | t3_ab1wu7 | /r/programming/comments/ab1wu7/the_limited_red_society_why_you_should_try_to/ecwxgda/ | 1548291264 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | degustibus | t2_6mqw | College is about more than a credential, but if you see it as just that it really won’t be worth the effort. I wouldn’t go into crazy debt to get that degree and you shouldn’t have to potato. If your state doesn’t have decent public education that’s fairly affordable, come west. Here in California it’s open enrollment at junior colleges. They are cheap and pretty decent and the courses fully transfer to the state universities and the UC system. You knock out your lower level classes, take math, some science, find some computer jobs. You get a great GPA and go to a good 4 year and then it’s around two years and you have proper credentials. You might also make some friends, meet a cute girl.
If your situation makes this truly impossible accept my apologies, but I know from my own life that it’s how we respond to adversity that matters most. | null | 0 | 1546220277 | False | 0 | ecwxgrf | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvxnfy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwxgrf/ | 1548291269 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | kalex716 | t2_guwu7 | This is how you get yourself out of a jam in an interview if someone has you in a weird lock on a stupid problem that you’re getting no traction on either.
Say it with confidence, that you’d google the help you needed. | null | 0 | 1546220297 | False | 0 | ecwxhn5 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw5xb3 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwxhn5/ | 1548291280 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | lechatsportif | t2_aqsat | Some people like to live their jobs. Most of us enjoy a few years of it and realize this is no way to live. | null | 0 | 1546220307 | False | 0 | ecwxi15 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvjw2a | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwxi15/ | 1548291286 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | zanotam | t2_4c8db | I mean... if by EE you mean not EE but instead bio electrical engineering and quantum physical engineering..... | null | 0 | 1546220361 | False | 0 | ecwxkcl | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw5cpm | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwxkcl/ | 1548291315 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ClutchHunter | t2_66olq | It's ironically unjustifiably exclusionary for a business culture big on diversity. | null | 0 | 1546220516 | False | 0 | ecwxr08 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwufxy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwxr08/ | 1548291396 | 12 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | gambit700 | t2_a79c8 | Sounds like the Google interview I had a few years ago | null | 0 | 1546220622 | False | 0 | ecwxvkc | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwaogb | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwxvkc/ | 1548291454 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ClutchHunter | t2_66olq | To be fair, it might be that they've never needed to know HTTP in depth with their prior work. Most of that is abstracted away now behind libraries on the web on both the frontend and the backend.
What matters is their ability to learn it should their job warrant that knowledge. | null | 0 | 1546220655 | False | 0 | ecwxwwr | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecweeof | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwxwwr/ | 1548291471 | 12 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | MrCertainly | t2_s833r6s | Sounds familiar. I had a friend who worked there around 2008, and they admitted during a casual lunch with their coworkers that they used a Macbook Air as their personal machine at home
Three days later, they were called to their manager's office for using a competitor's product. "Ratted out" by their coworkers. And it wasn't a violation of any policy either. Their manager + 2 levels above them were present for the tongue lashing. No formal reprimands were issued, but the message was sent loud and clear. | null | 0 | 1546220701 | 1546222465 | 0 | ecwxyvn | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwaogb | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwxyvn/ | 1548291494 | 15 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | tech_tuna | t2_clyss | Old timer here, not quite your age though. . . sometimes this in entirely intentional, designed to weed out people who've been out of school for a long time and haven't solved academic coding problems much in the interim.
Young = cheap, and also naive in most cases.
However, there are plenty of companies which value people with experience and I've always felt that age diversity is just as important as gender/race/nationality/etc diversity. A diverse team with lots of different skill sets and view points is a more powerful team IMO.
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False | AttackOfTheThumbs | t2_79zad | That's not gonna be enough big dick energy to influence that pos algorithm. | null | 0 | 1546220736 | False | 0 | ecwy0e1 | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecwphsg | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecwy0e1/ | 1548291514 | 13 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | AttackOfTheThumbs | t2_79zad | When Pokemon Gen 1 is considered retro :s | null | 0 | 1546220817 | False | 0 | ecwy3uq | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t3_aaxvf8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecwy3uq/ | 1548291557 | -16 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | tech_tuna | t2_clyss | Attitude is key as well. If you've got the "can do" attitude, even if you don't know how you're going to do it, you're welcome on my team. | null | 0 | 1546220852 | False | 0 | ecwy5cy | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwb5rp | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwy5cy/ | 1548291602 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Spoogly | t2_4amq0 | I've actually found that that's _more_ true in lower positions, personally. Maybe I've just been lucky, but when I interviewed for entry level positions or one level up, I got the usual code challenge interviews, like what you described. But anything higher than that, and they seem to do more of a "tell us about your past experience and your values" interview, with maybe 5-6 soft ball questions that would basically indicate whether I had lied on my resume or during my phone screening.
With that said, I do know that the tech giants are forcing those stupid interview processes on basically every level of engineer. I am also exceptionally picky about where I apply to - I don't just want a job, I want to work somewhere that makes me happy to come in. I can't actually afford that luxury at all - if I waited too long to get any of the jobs I've gotten, I would have been so fucked. But I pretend like I can afford it, and I've been lucky enough to get this far. | null | 0 | 1546220856 | False | 0 | ecwy5jc | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw7t64 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwy5jc/ | 1548291605 | 100 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ShiningTortoise | t2_2lsccak5 | It's not the size that matters. | null | 0 | 1546220966 | False | 0 | ecwya70 | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecwy0e1 | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecwya70/ | 1548291662 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | israellopez | t2_4dk20 | He has another video of how he basically programs his video editing software using scripts from the data he has on hand, plus video from the capture.
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Game -> Emulator -> Video Frame/Memory Data -> Script -> Video Editor | null | 0 | 1546221008 | False | 0 | ecwyc0l | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecwfsmm | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecwyc0l/ | 1548291685 | 8 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Somepotato | t2_61zcz | It's due to some issues with mismanagement at the high school I went to. Several students were affected that made us ineligible to receive state financial aid, and the state is doing even worse doing things like cutting aid programs. Yipee. I have drafted up plans to move to California/and or Canada, but again the costs involved are pretty prohibitive right now. | null | 0 | 1546221158 | False | 0 | ecwyicd | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwxgrf | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwyicd/ | 1548291763 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Somepotato | t2_61zcz | My area offers 2 year schools but nothing in a relevant field. The closest applicable 2 year is like 300 miles away. | null | 0 | 1546221215 | False | 0 | ecwykqk | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwwrd9 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwykqk/ | 1548291793 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | VRisNOTdead | t2_2tgmjgdq | unity | null | 0 | 1546221260 | False | 0 | ecwymlf | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecwsm3e | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecwymlf/ | 1548291816 | -13 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nicksvr4 | t2_aqnn9 | What kind of details do you look for? DNS lookup, site request, return site, any additional calls based on what is returned?
Do you go into routing/caching? | null | 0 | 1546221279 | False | 0 | ecwyne6 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecweeof | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwyne6/ | 1548291825 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | poopboss | t2_1dwf4983 | Yeah but languages are tools to solve problems. So learning them is instructive in understanding how to solve problems as well | null | 0 | 1546221305 | False | 0 | ecwyog9 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvx9cl | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwyog9/ | 1548291839 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | HotPocketDisaster | t2_wqfn2 | Lots of answers here are saying it's about estimation. In my experience it's not. It's about asking questions. The interviewer, hopefully, is looking at your process. How big are the balls, are they the same size, does the plane have people, does the plane have chairs. If they have chairs, how many are first class. Does it include the cargo hold. Does fit mean the plane can still take off? The interviewer, again hopefully, is probing your attention to detail, and if you can communicate. | null | 0 | 1546221328 | False | 0 | ecwypcy | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw7a7q | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwypcy/ | 1548291849 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | HotPocketDisaster | t2_wqfn2 | It's not | null | 0 | 1546221353 | False | 0 | ecwyqe8 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw8g4c | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwyqe8/ | 1548291862 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Somepotato | t2_61zcz | Obviously learning the language is important as is algorithms, but it's unreasonable to expect people to be an expert at all algorithms and whatnot be ause research is a tool in your arsenal that you should be taught how to optimally use. | null | 0 | 1546221376 | False | 0 | ecwyre6 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwyog9 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwyre6/ | 1548291875 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | grauenwolf | t2_570j | And I want a pony that shrinks to fit in my pocket, doesn't need to be fed, and takes me to work in under five minutes. Oh, and if it's raining a rainbow appears above us so we don't get wet.
But back here in the real world I write tests with specific goals in mind. Because like my pony, a test that does everything on your list is make believe.
| null | 0 | 1546221440 | False | 0 | ecwyu11 | t3_aaqrzi | null | null | t1_ecwwfk0 | /r/programming/comments/aaqrzi/stages_of_tdd/ecwyu11/ | 1548291909 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | chuecho | t2_ygdqng8 | It's a miserable pile of zeros and ones. But enough talk, have at you! | null | 0 | 1546221472 | False | 0 | ecwyvco | t3_aawt2w | null | null | t1_ecvq1o9 | /r/programming/comments/aawt2w/what_is_a_binary_file/ecwyvco/ | 1548291925 | 7 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | acroback | t2_ayq6q | Yes Apache Spark.
I understand what Apache spark is, but it doesn't makes sense to expect such a solution as prerequisite? What happened to age old adage of "concentrate on problem solving not tools"? | null | 0 | 1546221606 | False | 0 | ecwz131 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwmmfb | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwz131/ | 1548291995 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | remmiz | t2_4f78h | Absolutely! I'm sure that level of knowledge is perfectly acceptable at many companies. It all depends on the project and position they are applying for, really. | null | 0 | 1546221664 | False | 0 | ecwz3ln | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwxwwr | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwz3ln/ | 1548292026 | 8 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | diamondketo | t2_j08pz | it's been for a long while | null | 0 | 1546221672 | False | 0 | ecwz3xv | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecwy3uq | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecwz3xv/ | 1548292030 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | remmiz | t2_4f78h | Go for it! To be honest, I stole it from an interview I had a few years ago. | null | 0 | 1546221747 | False | 0 | ecwz754 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwhzfv | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwz754/ | 1548292070 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | atomicUpdate | t2_4dx4l | Huh? They are basically a CS company, which justifies their exclusionary practices in that regard perfectly. | null | 1 | 1546221783 | False | 0 | ecwz8pw | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwxr08 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwz8pw/ | 1548292089 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | michaelochurch | t2_4ocdf | > The data about your chances of moving up in a corporation really is opaque, would be interesting to see it.
It's deliberately so. The whole system has to make it appear to the middle classes like (A) they have a chance to move up, but (B) it's really hard. That way, when upper-class kids with generational connections and parental air superiority rise quickly, it'll look like the latter earned it and really just are that good.
The goal of the corporate system isn't merely to concentrate wealth and opportunity. That would be bad enough. It goes beyond that; an additional goal is to make it appear just-- to ratify the self-asserted superiority of the upper class (when, in reality, no one else had a chance). | null | 0 | 1546221832 | False | 0 | ecwzavn | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecws5uv | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwzavn/ | 1548292116 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | minno | t2_4rhvq | Well, I guess this is a pretty accurate introduction. | null | 0 | 1546221884 | False | 0 | ecwzd2d | t3_aaxlm1 | null | null | t1_ecw335j | /r/programming/comments/aaxlm1/because_im_dumb_i_write_better_code/ecwzd2d/ | 1548292143 | 7 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Bakoro | t2_7fz62 | >Many times that "next developer" is you so it's not even an unselfish activity, really.
It's one of those things I learned shortly after starting to learn programming. Going back and looking at my own code after a couple weeks/months away, and being like "what the hell is any of this?".
Unfortunately I think it's something most people never learn until they start working, and maybe not even then. I don't think I've ever had a class where they actually looked at the code, it's just "does it do the thing? Good". | null | 0 | 1546221958 | False | 0 | ecwzg5d | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwpa1w | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwzg5d/ | 1548292210 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | __j_random_hacker | t2_4rnnt | Not pedantic at all, I see what you mean now. It is a weakness of the Word RAM model. The most informative path is to always specify the word size w as part of the computational model, and some subfields take that approach (e.g. string algorithms after the Shift-Or algorithm). Still, I think the Word RAM is the most reasonable *parameter-free* model.
The main justification for assuming a word size of Ω(log n) is that otherwise, we cannot even store the size of the input (namely n) in a constant number of machine words; nor can we store pointers or indexes into the input data in a constant number of machine words. That said, there *are* algorithms that process unboundedly more input data than they could ever address at one time -- specifically, streaming algorithms do so -- so it's not crazy to limit the word size to some constant independent of n. | null | 0 | 1546222110 | False | 0 | ecwzmgv | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t1_ecwtq5c | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecwzmgv/ | 1548292288 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546222122 | False | 0 | ecwzmwg | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwwikx | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwzmwg/ | 1548292293 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | saint_marco | t2_42rnl | Neat article, and cool to see hexyl and bat as things to use. | null | 0 | 1546222170 | False | 0 | ecwzoy6 | t3_aawt2w | null | null | t3_aawt2w | /r/programming/comments/aawt2w/what_is_a_binary_file/ecwzoy6/ | 1548292319 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | grauenwolf | t2_570j | To continue my thought, how do to test performance with a 1 ms time limit? (speed)
How do you test a method on an object without implicitly testing its constructor? (specificity)
How do test interactions between processes?
How do you stress test cross process communication? (reliability)
Have you even heard of fuzz testing?
Do you know how to test for race conditions by spinning up a lot of threads all hammering the same component until an inconsistency appears?
The idea that every test can fulfill your list is ridiculous. | null | 0 | 1546222189 | False | 0 | ecwzpp7 | t3_aaqrzi | null | null | t1_ecwwfk0 | /r/programming/comments/aaqrzi/stages_of_tdd/ecwzpp7/ | 1548292327 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | wickedang3l | t2_3qvr2 | H-1B is referring to a type of visa so they're referring to contractors (Generally of Indian descent). One of the prevailing mannerisms I've seen in them that I believe was being referred to is the tendency to lie as long as possible until they're completely boxed in. At that point, a "supervisor" will "remove" them from the account, replace them with another person who is even less qualified, and that person will lie about their lack of progress and missed deadlines to start the cycle anew.
There are great H-1B contractors but they're far, far fewer than the type I just described in my personal experience. | null | 0 | 1546222193 | False | 0 | ecwzpvo | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwxfk5 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwzpvo/ | 1548292330 | 7 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | o11c | t2_fjay8 | I don't call the NUL check a heuristic, other than the "in the first N bytes" thing. It's usually the *only* byte that text editors don't preserve (other than maybe inconsistent newlines), and it is usually extremely rare for a binary file to omit it even when it's technically possible. E.g. most images have black.
So by my definition, a file is one of:
* ascii-compatible text with rare C0 characters
* ascii-compatible text with no rare C0 characters
* UTF-{16,32}{LE,BE} text
* binary | null | 0 | 1546222228 | False | 0 | ecwzra1 | t3_aawt2w | null | null | t3_aawt2w | /r/programming/comments/aawt2w/what_is_a_binary_file/ecwzra1/ | 1548292348 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | MrCertainly | t2_s833r6s | Amen to that. Depending on where the interview is (a flight across the country), I might have to take 2 days off as it is. I get precious few vacation days as it is. | null | 0 | 1546222350 | False | 0 | ecwzw8p | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwm7j2 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwzw8p/ | 1548292409 | 24 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | __j_random_hacker | t2_4rnnt | > To apply the model here, we choose U = 1
Well, we could choose U = 1, but that would forgo all the advantages of the Word RAM. Choosing U = log(n) here gives us a tighter bound and is still permitted by the model.
> Reversing bits does not necessarily take O(log log n) time for w > log n.
You're quite right -- I should have said that we assume w to be ϴ(log n). That is, we forbid w from being "too large" (as well as "too small"). | null | 0 | 1546222768 | False | 0 | ecx0dot | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t1_ecwvjfa | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecx0dot/ | 1548292625 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | captainjon | t2_3lf81 | This is what I was thinking. I had a google screen question on how would I diagnose a printer in the office environment. And while they gave me no feedback they really did get me trying to explore more and more solutions if the one I just provided didn’t work. What’s ironic is I would been googling solutions anywhere else. | null | 0 | 1546222952 | False | 0 | ecx0lah | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwypcy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx0lah/ | 1548292719 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | lee1026 | t2_42hqu | Google interviews are usually 5 interviews. 3 out of 5 being on topic is pretty good, all things considered.
Also, the way that Google works is that mobile devs can easily jump into other SWE positions, so there is an expectation that all engineers meet a minimum bar of general knowledge.
A few years ago, they tried to implement a lower bar for mobile engineers so that "mobile-only" engineers can't jump to the general roles, and the mobile teams essentially revolted so that went away. | null | 0 | 1546222956 | False | 0 | ecx0lig | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwufxy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx0lig/ | 1548292722 | 20 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | jringstad | t2_fwdml | I wonder why nintendo/gamefreak spent so much effort on implementing this feature... Both my peers and me played the hell out of first-gen pokemon back in the day, but I didn't even remember this feature existed in the game, and I don't remember either me or anyone else ever using it. What would you even get out of it, really? | null | 0 | 1546223042 | False | 0 | ecx0p9r | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t3_aaxvf8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecx0p9r/ | 1548292770 | -4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | oridb | t2_90rkq | In that case, Google hasn't done those in at least since I was there almost a decade ago, and probably longer. | null | 0 | 1546223418 | False | 0 | ecx15v0 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwqyek | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx15v0/ | 1548293001 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | wholeandswole | t2_1pbhhbci | With above a million self titled programmers roaming these forums I don't exactly expect the voting to be accurate anyways. Some of us are quite the special breed. | null | 0 | 1546223445 | False | 0 | ecx172i | t3_aawt2w | null | null | t1_ecww6vx | /r/programming/comments/aawt2w/what_is_a_binary_file/ecx172i/ | 1548293015 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | CockInhalingWizard | t2_2irleq10 | Complex languages for complex problems | null | 0 | 1546223465 | False | 0 | ecx17ww | t3_aavxpp | null | null | t1_ecvp52y | /r/programming/comments/aavxpp/advent_of_haskell_thoughts_and_lessons_learned/ecx17ww/ | 1548293025 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | spootydooty | t2_p8917vj | > but that would forgo all the advantages of the Word RAM
Why? We still get w >= log n, which is all we need with the given encoding. U = 1 is induced by the encoding. What does your encoding of the binary number look like for U = log(n)? | null | 0 | 1546223480 | False | 0 | ecx18iz | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t1_ecx0dot | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecx18iz/ | 1548293033 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Matthew94 | t2_6jzsd | ? | null | 0 | 1546223511 | False | 0 | ecx19tz | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwxkcl | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecx19tz/ | 1548293049 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | DemonVice | t2_10y0wr | Sadly, you really can't teach critical thinking and problem solving the same way you can a lot of other things. It's a combo of innate ability and upbringing.
The best we can do by college age, when most people have to do it in ernest, the best we can do is home existing skill. | null | 0 | 1546223566 | False | 0 | ecx1c2j | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvx9cl | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx1c2j/ | 1548293077 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | hbgoddard | t2_7ea2g | The games were released 22 years ago, of course it's retro. Anything on the original Gameboy is. | null | 0 | 1546223668 | False | 0 | ecx1g7f | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecwy3uq | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecx1g7f/ | 1548293128 | 22 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | MasterGlink | t2_4wdx4 | I don't think the developer who's responsible for the code himself could explain this better. Damn. | null | 0 | 1546223738 | False | 0 | ecx1j0q | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t3_aaxvf8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecx1j0q/ | 1548293163 | 14 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | bitchkat | t2_35loc | My condolences. My old company switched to that right before I left. | null | 0 | 1546223795 | False | 0 | ecx1lbn | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwjog0 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecx1lbn/ | 1548293192 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | drunkandy | t2_jpmpq | He posted a video about that- he uses a modified emulator that can record memory address values for each frame, which he can pull in to after effects to use as a data source. Super interesting and creative stuff.
https://youtu.be/yuVx4QI6fIM | null | 0 | 1546223893 | False | 0 | ecx1pdf | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecwsm3e | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecx1pdf/ | 1548293241 | 24 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Aroochacha | t2_e0hy0 | No they did not... source... me. | null | 0 | 1546223995 | False | 0 | ecx1tmb | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t3_aaxsey | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx1tmb/ | 1548293294 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | poluserthrowaway | t2_q3jbjxw | EPIC statement | null | 0 | 1546224018 | False | 0 | ecx1uka | t3_aaqyit | null | null | t1_ecv8vhe | /r/programming/comments/aaqyit/github_jonatasbaldinawesomeawesomeawesome_awesome/ecx1uka/ | 1548293306 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Matthew94 | t2_6jzsd | xD 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 | null | 0 | 1546224180 | False | 0 | ecx2145 | t3_aaqyit | null | null | t1_ecx1uka | /r/programming/comments/aaqyit/github_jonatasbaldinawesomeawesomeawesome_awesome/ecx2145/ | 1548293417 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | quicknir | t2_iczmz | When I ask fish users what features make the auto completion better, they almost always name things that aren't on in zsh by default but are easy to turn on, and are on by default with a good starter kit like prezto. What are the killer fish completion features for you?
Maybe it would be nice not to need something like prezto to make zsh awesome but it's not that big a deal, and there isn't a plugin that solves the issue of fish not being compatible with bash. | null | 0 | 1546224191 | False | 0 | ecx21ji | t3_aabai1 | null | null | t1_ecr98vq | /r/programming/comments/aabai1/fish_shell_30/ecx21ji/ | 1548293421 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ease78 | t2_wsxse | How does that work? So if I know two engineers at your company one can recommend me for a phone interview and the second can recommend me for an on-site?
Which company is this and what’s the best way to circumvent their policy? | null | 0 | 1546224286 | False | 0 | ecx25ev | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw7rg5 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx25ev/ | 1548293469 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | that_which_is_lain | t2_79zaj | Considering that Java is being replaced with Python if you believe a lot of what Reddit comments say and Python is even easier to pick up than most other “beginner” languages, the choice of language in business has no real traction in why this isn’t true.
The fact that most of the world population can barely follow a “Hello World” Python tutorial in their own language is why this article is false. | null | 0 | 1546224425 | False | 0 | ecx2b02 | t3_aaxmml | null | null | t1_ecvwyjo | /r/programming/comments/aaxmml/the_next_big_bluecollar_job_is_coding/ecx2b02/ | 1548293538 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | fagnerbrack | t2_xeaqp | XP is not a religion, just a bunch of principles that are the same as any other principles in programming. In fact, they all boil down to the same things you'll discover after enough experience, regardless of the buzzwords. | null | 0 | 1546224716 | False | 0 | ecx2mnv | t3_ab1wu7 | null | null | t1_ecwvh8r | /r/programming/comments/ab1wu7/the_limited_red_society_why_you_should_try_to/ecx2mnv/ | 1548293682 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | darwin_wins | t2_3dqcl | About three fiddy | null | 0 | 1546225002 | False | 0 | ecx2xyy | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwo9ha | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx2xyy/ | 1548293822 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | happinessiseasy | t2_35x2t | Learning the nitty gritty of the language still has value, but memorizing it not so much. | null | 0 | 1546225083 | False | 0 | ecx31aq | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvx9cl | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx31aq/ | 1548293863 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | criticalcontext | t2_mq1bg | Why aren't those called lists of lists of academic journals then? | null | 0 | 1546225163 | False | 0 | ecx34vw | t3_aaqyit | null | null | t1_ecwt9q0 | /r/programming/comments/aaqyit/github_jonatasbaldinawesomeawesomeawesome_awesome/ecx34vw/ | 1548293907 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546225173 | False | 0 | ecx35bq | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwntxn | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecx35bq/ | 1548293913 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | manly_ | t2_5nmnj | My problem with brain teasers is that it sets you up to a totally ascetic problem that doesn’t relate to how coding actually is. If I have an actual real life need to code a sort algorithm (already, not realistic, but let’s pretend), I need to know the context. Does the code needs to be readable, modular, fast, memory efficient? Is this going to run in parallel? Are there minimum guarantees required? Does this run on a VM where the obvious best O(N) answer might be spectacularly bad due to memory trashing? My whole carrier is about making those compromises, knowing what matters from what doesn’t. Give me a brain teaser that completely removes context is as far as you can get to estimate my actual planning and coding skills as you can get. Unless you just want a code churner over vétéran programmer. | null | 0 | 1546225292 | False | 0 | ecx3agw | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvvpy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx3agw/ | 1548294006 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | TheHeavyJ | t2_6mnzb | A small company might give you a chance. We hired a self taught high school grad. His portfolio of the software he built was impressive | null | 0 | 1546225342 | False | 0 | ecx3cl5 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvxnfy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx3cl5/ | 1548294032 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Somepotato | t2_61zcz | It's hard without being offered some sort of relocation; moving is expensive. | null | 0 | 1546225385 | False | 0 | ecx3ehj | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecx3cl5 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx3ehj/ | 1548294055 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546225642 | False | 0 | ecx3pe2 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwa3qj | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecx3pe2/ | 1548294189 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546225685 | False | 0 | ecx3r6c | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t3_aaxsey | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx3r6c/ | 1548294211 | -1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | AttackOfTheThumbs | t2_79zad | That's rough. Sorry to hear. | null | 0 | 1546225728 | False | 0 | ecx3szt | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwykqk | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx3szt/ | 1548294234 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Annuate | t2_5483x | Pretty cool talk. I wish they didn't skip over irq handling in the talk and gloss over the question asked at the end. If you have an interrupt heavy device where you can actually make use of many interrupt threads in MSI or MSI-X, I wonder how it compares and if it is possible to still use this mechanism. I think it would suck to poll on deep interrupt trees with many leafs, although this would be device dependant.
Also, as an aside, unfortunately you can't have as much fun with most pcie devices as these guys did due to the register space being locked down. Typically only a subset of registers are present in the host memory map (mainly for DMA), so if you were interested in making a "firmware" type driver or one that exposed new functionality or changed how it was configured, you probably wouldn't be able to touch the registers you wanted to access. | null | 0 | 1546225747 | False | 0 | ecx3tsr | t3_aaux40 | null | null | t3_aaux40 | /r/programming/comments/aaux40/safe_and_secure_drivers_in_highlevel_languages/ecx3tsr/ | 1548294244 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | tr3v1n | t2_bm8w0 | It wasn't a "feature". It was just how they stored sounds that the Pokemon made. Everybody who heard Pokemon make a sound when they were sent into battle "used" it. | null | 0 | 1546225756 | False | 0 | ecx3u6y | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecx0p9r | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecx3u6y/ | 1548294249 | 21 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | AttackOfTheThumbs | t2_79zad | I see you are part of the small dick energy big dick moves crowd | null | 0 | 1546225763 | False | 0 | ecx3ug8 | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecwya70 | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecx3ug8/ | 1548294252 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ex_nihilo | t2_3i3r8 | You’re right and I agree. At the moment my hands are tied about it because I am not freelance and I have to go where I’m sent. When I do freelance, I have the luxury of being more selective. | null | 0 | 1546226000 | False | 0 | ecx44ju | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecx3pe2 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecx44ju/ | 1548294377 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | albod47 | t2_2qjg9x1u | Rn I'm taking an AP CS Course in highschool and this specifically is what my teacher tries to drill into us, make your code easy to understand, but he's so anal. He gave me a 75 on a lab for naming a variable wrong and "having bad spacing" between lines. Ik he wants us to think about it now and get us used to it but it sure is frustrating. | null | 0 | 1546226056 | False | 0 | ecx46z8 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwpa1w | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx46z8/ | 1548294407 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | manly_ | t2_5nmnj | European or African airplane? | null | 0 | 1546226145 | False | 0 | ecx4amy | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwo9ha | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx4amy/ | 1548294453 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | KERdela | t2_qx2ay | No more brain teaser, just real case problem
#noclickbate | null | 0 | 1546226196 | False | 0 | ecx4crq | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t3_aaxsey | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx4crq/ | 1548294479 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | remmiz | t2_4f78h | I let them go into as much detail as they'll offer but don't really pry for anything specific. I'm really more interested in how well they can explain the parts they do know.
If they aren't able to give me anything, or are very clearly struggling, I might ask about the next big step (mostly what you listed in the first question) to keep them going. | null | 0 | 1546226326 | False | 0 | ecx4i69 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwyne6 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx4i69/ | 1548294546 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | pdxpmk | t2_13f2d4 | You assume that interviewers are asking puzzles or testing your memory. Maybe some are; if so, they’re lame.
I’ve conducted hundreds of technical interviews for software engineering positions at Google and other top tier companies. I’ve sat on hiring committees. And I can promise you, the kind of lame “reproduce an algorithm” or “solve this brain teaser” questions that people fear so much are weighted pretty lightly, and the best interviewers never use them.
My own current slate of questions for a 45 minute technical interview comprise only two: a quick loopless coding question to establish one’s ability to understand a simple condition and write a correct predicate function to characterize it, and a more open-ended design question that uses that predicate in the implementation of an interface.
If you can program a digital computer and have basic aptitude for abstraction, indirection, recursion, and critical thinking, you have nothing to fear from me. If you have faked your way through school or later experience, I’ll probably tell. I learned a long time ago that this industry is replete with PhDs that can’t write a simple predicate that determines whether two closed intervals overlap each other. And I don’t want to work with them, and neither would you.
| null | 0 | 1546226329 | False | 0 | ecx4ib4 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvvpy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx4ib4/ | 1548294547 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | texasbruce | t2_n65xdt3 | Are you saying the new process is only used in some teams and not a universal practice? | null | 0 | 1546226424 | False | 0 | ecx4m6y | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvv4uw | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx4m6y/ | 1548294624 | 21 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | AttackOfTheThumbs | t2_79zad | Ah, I'm in Canada and we don't outsource, but we have worked with clients that have. I didn't know that term before (or have forgotten it). Right now we are trying to help an employee immigrate from Morocco (I think it was). More interest in getting good people into the office.
I completely agree on the outsourced workers. Every time I have to deal with that, it's painful. My favourite example:
1. Sends me an email with a screenshot. Screenshot is so small I can't see shit.
2. Sends me a new, larger screenshot, with the error message not completely displayed.
3. Sends me a final screenshot, with an error that reads along the lines of "no internet connection"
4. Still asks me to resolve the error...
Hell, once I was on a screen share session, and my program kept failing. Some debugging later, I found out why. The internet connection was so slow, it timed out before the data download could complete.
I've not worked with a good one yet, but I have encountered the pattern of lying, though the end result always seems to be that they have "moved on to other opportunities". A friend of mine works for Accenture (with Salesforce) and they 100% outsource their devs, and when he found a good one, he tried to hold on to him as long as he could. | null | 0 | 1546226535 | False | 0 | ecx4qv4 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwzpvo | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecx4qv4/ | 1548294682 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
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