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Tech-Interview Riddles

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cram-session dept.

An anonymous submitter writes "A computer engineering student at UC Berkeley has made a comprehensive archive of riddles from technical interviews. Very challenging and loads of fun. Also useful for interview preparation."

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  1. I kind of like these, but... by David_R · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm frustrated by the lack of concrete answers. That's probably the point, mind you -- give some insight on your working behind whatever answer you give.

    It seems for most of them, the best answer would be as many sensible answers as you can think of, without seeming like a complete goober -- you can be the whizziest math whiz in the world, but that's probably not worth jack at any job worth its salt if you're most backward social 'tard who doesn't know when to stop.

    Thank Jebus I have a nice job.

  2. Re:These tech interview questions are STUPID by tps12 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sysadmins are not programmers, despite your aspirations. I also think the OP didn't go far enough: even fresh grads should be held to those standards.

    CS programs are largely terrible at teaching skills necessary outside of academia (hm, wonder why that is...). If you want to be a big industry player like Bill Gates, Linux Torvalds, or Edward Raymond, you have to be able to pick things up on your own.

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