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by hypertext7 7y ago
Hypothetical interview question: Write a function that finds the distance between two words. Candidate A: Can recite algos and remembers that Levenshtein distance is the answer. Candidate B: Has no idea what Levenshtein distance is, writes
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by hypertext7 7y ago
Yes, and those same great engineers went ahead and figured it out. You see, some are hiring parrots, and others are hiring problem solvers.
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by hypertext7 8y ago
No but we should be careful not to make it seem like 800k salaries are the norm.
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by hypertext7 8y ago
That's great for the ones that make that much, but this kind of information is what's causing Bay Area housing and rent prices to sky-rocket. I have worked with multiple engineers in two large corps and most people make anywhere b
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by hypertext7 8y ago
After going through all the steps with a big corp, I was "offered" to do an additional interview if I wanted to be assessed at my current level (they leveled me lower). I stood my ground and respectfully declined, and eventually t
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by hypertext7 8y ago
This stuff irritates me. Imagine if you read an article titled "why I listen to audio books". Nobody cares. Do whatever works for you.
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Ember.js: The Documentary(youtube.com)
3 points by hypertext7 8y ago|0 comments
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by hypertext7 8y ago
Personally these days I just buy albums and individual songs from iTunes. I like to "own" my music. They key is to have a budget and try not to exceed it.
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by hypertext7 8y ago
I used to work at a valley big corp (social network) and interviewed a ton of candidates. My approach was as follows: - Review candidate's resume and side projects to get to know more about them. This helped with getting to know their
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by hypertext7 8y ago
That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!