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False | kindall | t2_li0r | What always trips me up is `.strip()`/`.trim()` on strings. | null | 0 | 1546207302 | False | 0 | ecwfmkt | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw5xb3 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwfmkt/ | 1548282878 | 31 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | p0nce | t2_3ijyx | Tip: in D doing stuff in CTFE wherever you can is likely to compile faster than template meta-programming (and even faster in the future when newCTFE comes to fruition).
For example we parse some C++ headers and JSON at compile-time, and it's not particularly slow (or difficult to do) thanks to CTFE. | null | 0 | 1546207319 | False | 0 | ecwfned | t3_aac4hg | null | null | t1_ecrpkkm | /r/programming/comments/aac4hg/modern_c_lamentations/ecwfned/ | 1548282888 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | kindkitsune | t2_uof1c | i messed this up and it actually caused problems in a recent serializer i wrote lol | null | 0 | 1546207334 | False | 0 | ecwfo5o | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw7pbi | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwfo5o/ | 1548282897 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | millenix | t2_304y6 | Over time, I've found that good archaeological skills and high quality commit/workflow practices often spare a lot of the pain of these comments being omitted as the code was written. If you can run `git blame` and see the whole commit that added that logic, and the message describing it, you can often infer the 'why' ... | null | 0 | 1546207343 | False | 0 | ecwfoon | t3_aa3qdm | null | null | t1_ecqudt5 | /r/programming/comments/aa3qdm/please_do_not_attempt_to_simplify_this_code_keep/ecwfoon/ | 1548282904 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | oldsecondhand | t2_61t1s | He just failed the Fermi problem. | null | 0 | 1546207381 | False | 0 | ecwfqh7 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwacn8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwfqh7/ | 1548282926 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | vesche | t2_gw4em | Fantastic video, thank you for making this. Do you open source your work that did the visualizations? | null | 0 | 1546207423 | False | 0 | ecwfsmm | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t3_aaxvf8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecwfsmm/ | 1548282953 | 8 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | fmv_ | t2_1028xye4 | Most of the assignments I’ve done were not trivial. Not always difficult but certainly not trivial | null | 0 | 1546207474 | 1546208927 | 0 | ecwfv78 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwdjre | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwfv78/ | 1548282988 | 15 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | EnvironmentalClock8 | t2_2w341b2j | Hey, everyone's got their hobby. I make overplayed, cliched responses, you run around diagnosing people. | null | 0 | 1546207500 | False | 0 | ecwfwk8 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwfcjl | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwfwk8/ | 1548283034 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Eirenarch | t2_46hjd | I wonder how long it took MS to figure out that these questions were shit. I also think that clever people would ask these questions but disregard them in the hiring decision even before the practice was phased out. Stupid corporate stuff is like communist country practices. The party establishes some practice but if i... | null | 0 | 1546207508 | False | 0 | ecwfwzu | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwcy73 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwfwzu/ | 1548283061 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Eirenarch | t2_46hjd | Someone didn't get the memo I guess. I'm pretty sure I've read on some popular blog that these were phased out long ago... maybe Joel on Software or something like this. | null | 0 | 1546207568 | False | 0 | ecwg0bf | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwdpqs | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwg0bf/ | 1548283123 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nerd4code | t2_alhoa | Fair warning: I’m going to be a teensy bit of an asshole here.
The example you gave pokes halfheartedly at the distinction between binary and text data, but not binary/text files. It has nothing to do with C and, assuming you’re talking about writing an `unsigned int` in its entirety via (e.g.) `fwrite` or `write` wi... | null | 0 | 1546207583 | False | 0 | ecwg159 | t3_aawt2w | null | null | t1_ecvu2bq | /r/programming/comments/aawt2w/what_is_a_binary_file/ecwg159/ | 1548283133 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | auto-xkcd37 | t2_ezfatck | > full ass-method
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^(Bleep-bloop, I'm a bot. This comment was inspired by )^[xkcd#37](https://xkcd.com/37) | null | 0 | 1546207586 | False | 0 | ecwg1ak | t3_aawt2w | null | null | t1_ecwg159 | /r/programming/comments/aawt2w/what_is_a_binary_file/ecwg1ak/ | 1548283134 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Eirenarch | t2_46hjd | Sad... I wonder if they factor it in the hiring decision. | null | 0 | 1546207591 | False | 0 | ecwg1ky | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwdvvq | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwg1ky/ | 1548283138 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | htom3heb | t2_6s0ag | Most jobs are. You can build a career off of knowing a particular tool (Rails, Spring, whatever) and being able to sling CRUD apps with it. | null | 0 | 1546207595 | False | 0 | ecwg1rz | t3_aaxmml | null | null | t1_ecvu1fg | /r/programming/comments/aaxmml/the_next_big_bluecollar_job_is_coding/ecwg1rz/ | 1548283141 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Eirenarch | t2_46hjd | Yeah, I meant company of the size of MS and Google, I don't doubt that there are people around who read it somewhere 20 years ago and didn't know they were found to be ineffective. | null | 0 | 1546207651 | False | 0 | ecwg4ug | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwexbw | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwg4ug/ | 1548283180 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Eirenarch | t2_46hjd | You dodged a bullet? :) | null | 0 | 1546207670 | False | 0 | ecwg5w0 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwfel3 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwg5w0/ | 1548283192 | 10 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | redsox44344 | t2_5fbmi | I'm at the same pay as you in Texas. I get a ton of agency in my position and nobody trying to get me to work overtime. | null | 0 | 1546207690 | False | 0 | ecwg6z7 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwebyw | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwg6z7/ | 1548283206 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | locotx | t2_4cdu0 | .... did someone say Bitcoin? | null | 0 | 1546207693 | False | 0 | ecwg74r | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw06op | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwg74r/ | 1548283207 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | lzantal | t2_48o39 | Well for each their own. However here is what I did, see if any of it fits your lifestyle/goals. I set my goals really hard and decided to risk as much as I can in my twenties. Start a startup, invest as much as I could, jumped between companies if I could learn more and/or make more money. Worst case I still have my 3... | null | 0 | 1546207708 | False | 0 | ecwg813 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw62e4 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwg813/ | 1548283219 | 11 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | d357r0y3r | t2_53hdu | Do you mean working for an Indian company as an American, or as an Indian? | null | 0 | 1546207717 | False | 0 | ecwg8kp | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwdxpo | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwg8kp/ | 1548283225 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | phottitor | t2_3osla | No offense, but I am even dumber and write even better code. | null | 0 | 1546207751 | False | 0 | ecwgakk | t3_aaxlm1 | null | null | t3_aaxlm1 | /r/programming/comments/aaxlm1/because_im_dumb_i_write_better_code/ecwgakk/ | 1548283251 | 24 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | LongUsername | t2_3lixa | I often like to play "how much does this meeting cost" especially if the meeting seems pointless. | null | 0 | 1546207753 | False | 0 | ecwgapg | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw9gdr | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwgapg/ | 1548283253 | 11 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | eldelshell | t2_h3hfy | Not sure where, but I also was asked the RBT implementation. Like something that took brilliant people years of investigation can be done in 45mins, unless you remember it. And no, I don't have time to re-learn the whole CS curricula in case you ask me about data structures, graph theory or discreet math. I mean, I al... | null | 0 | 1546207766 | False | 0 | ecwgbgm | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwaogb | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwgbgm/ | 1548283261 | 37 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Wenste | t2_v867q | The underlying assumption is that experienced engineers aren't welcome at Silicon Valley software startups, especially the kinds filled with 20-something tech bros, kegerators, and nerf guns. To some extend, that may be true.
But on the other hand, most experienced developers might prefer to avoid such companies. Ther... | null | 0 | 1546207839 | False | 0 | ecwgfpk | t3_aav9js | null | null | t3_aav9js | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwgfpk/ | 1548283314 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | spootydooty | t2_p8917vj | A rationale for this is given in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transdichotomous_model : "In modeling integer computation, it is necessary to assume that machine words are limited in size, because models with unlimited precision are unreasonably powerful (able to solve PSPACE-complete problems in polynomial time). The t... | null | 0 | 1546207867 | False | 0 | ecwghak | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t1_ecwbswp | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecwghak/ | 1548283333 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Sebbe | t2_3z3kd | Just to be clear, I did not make this; I am but a fan who wanted to spread the word. :) | null | 0 | 1546207899 | False | 0 | ecwgj0x | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecwfsmm | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecwgj0x/ | 1548283355 | 19 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546207936 | False | 0 | ecwgl0p | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwbvdc | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwgl0p/ | 1548283380 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | TheBlackElf | t2_9r1zj | I work at MS.
This is what me and generally my team are looking for when we interview.
**Problem solving**
This is the classic one. The truth is, our job *is* problem solving. Where is the bug in your code? How would you go about the system design? Can you figure out why our code is slow? How do you refactor these c... | null | 0 | 1546207948 | False | 1 | ecwglq3 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t3_aaxsey | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwglq3/ | 1548283388 | 178 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | jones1618 | t2_39307 | I don't disagree with you and already called out XML (and should have included JSON and HTML) as structured "text" files that might as well be considered binary. So, you are making a correct *technical* distinction but I like the *practical* distinction that "If you can read it (without parsing it), it's text. Otherwis... | null | 0 | 1546207980 | False | 0 | ecwgngl | t3_aawt2w | null | null | t1_ecw38mg | /r/programming/comments/aawt2w/what_is_a_binary_file/ecwgngl/ | 1548283409 | 8 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ShetlandJames | t2_61emd | He may be referring to the Java/Kotlin framework | null | 0 | 1546207999 | False | 0 | ecwgohy | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwetsc | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwgohy/ | 1548283423 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | StivaGW | t2_1s93ox41 | The thing is to share techniques or methods that help you to improve. If you consider that you don’t need it, great. Indeed, the very best would be if you share your way. The better part of the title means better code than yesterday version, not another dev. :) | null | 0 | 1546208024 | 1546250810 | 0 | ecwgpxe | t3_aaxlm1 | null | null | t1_ecwgakk | /r/programming/comments/aaxlm1/because_im_dumb_i_write_better_code/ecwgpxe/ | 1548283440 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ex_nihilo | t2_3i3r8 | Probably a difference of opinion. | null | 0 | 1546208037 | False | 0 | ecwgqml | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwfv78 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwgqml/ | 1548283448 | -2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | InfiniteButtersVI | t2_2nl6vgfq | If British startups are like American ones, they're not looking for someone to do a job and go home. They're looking for someone to share the *startup experience* with. Startup founders want the pizza fueled late nights, the after work drinks and games, and the frat house office culture. They want someone with as much ... | null | 0 | 1546208047 | False | 0 | ecwgr61 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwf3jw | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwgr61/ | 1548283455 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | user93849384 | t2_a2uvb | Because it can only be effective for so long before people come into the interview prepared for those questions. They're actually pretty good exercises at understanding how some one might solve a problem. After a while the following joke started making its round:
> Whats your name?
So it doesn't fall in!
> Um... | null | 0 | 1546208048 | False | 0 | ecwgr6k | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwciga | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwgr6k/ | 1548283456 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | eu_career | t2_2njcxxc4 | Developers who can't program but have great communication skills are called PM's. | null | 0 | 1546208134 | False | 0 | ecwgvwl | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwb5rp | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwgvwl/ | 1548283514 | 31 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | mazeez | t2_1j03c9sr | From my experience, many companies act as if they follow all of the standards and best practices when they interview you, but when you are actually accepted you'll quickly realize they, themselves, don't use/know properly any of the things that were asked or required of you. | null | 0 | 1546208139 | False | 0 | ecwgw76 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t3_aaxsey | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwgw76/ | 1548283518 | 16 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Neuromante | t2_9y33t | This is the classic problem with the universities and its separation from the working world.
Even though I agree with you, once you are out looking for job, the companies look for employees with knowledge in specifics, for better or worse, so if you are teaching just the basics from a theoretic point of view, you are... | null | 0 | 1546208197 | False | 0 | ecwgzfg | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvx9cl | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwgzfg/ | 1548283558 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | jones1618 | t2_39307 | Totally. Your article is a great take on the topic for developers, for sure. Very readable and enjoyable. | null | 0 | 1546208201 | False | 0 | ecwgzls | t3_aawt2w | null | null | t1_ecvyw9r | /r/programming/comments/aawt2w/what_is_a_binary_file/ecwgzls/ | 1548283560 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | vinit144 | t2_1rkusa81 | Something similar to (Apache) spark, I.e, how it manages the data flow. I am actually working with spark for a school project now, and I can kind of understand why the interviewer wanted to hear that. | null | 0 | 1546208233 | False | 0 | ecwh1du | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwetsc | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwh1du/ | 1548283581 | 34 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ShetlandJames | t2_61emd | Hey I don't know if it's helpful because it wasn't a technical "skilled" job, but before I was a coder I worked in politics/PR.
The 'task' for the interview for a lobbying job I did was to read a report and construct a press release, and the interview questions were often like "How would you convince a politician who... | null | 0 | 1546208267 | False | 0 | ecwh380 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwcok8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwh380/ | 1548283605 | 12 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Wenste | t2_v867q | Maybe he's changing his tune lately. I've heard from several people lately that Facebook has slowed hiring of junior developers because they've contributed so much unmaintainable shit code to their codebase. | null | 0 | 1546208287 | False | 0 | ecwh4az | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw7kgz | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwh4az/ | 1548283618 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ShinyHappyREM | t2_1038di | I've been using Norton Commander and Total Commander for decades now. | null | 0 | 1546208339 | False | 0 | ecwh77n | t3_aalc4n | null | null | t1_ecw6lnv | /r/programming/comments/aalc4n/windows_file_access_performance_compared_to_linux/ecwh77n/ | 1548283654 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | jephthai | t2_591d | I live in Louisiana, where I bought a house and property cheap, make valley salary, and can go on a hike today if I want to. We also have lots of restaurants, including some boba tea places.
I guess if your choice is really silicon valley XOR Michigan, sure, but there are plenty of nice places to live. Heck, I liv... | null | 0 | 1546208360 | False | 0 | ecwh8ed | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvyut0 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwh8ed/ | 1548283668 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Nouish | t2_95jb2 | Assuming you mean java for `.trim()` - JDK 11 actually has `.strip()` now which is a more correct version of `.trim()` | null | 0 | 1546208381 | False | 0 | ecwh9jb | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwfmkt | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwh9jb/ | 1548283683 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
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False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546208424 | False | 0 | ecwhbxt | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwdmtl | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwhbxt/ | 1548283713 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | feature_creep | t2_y22om | There should be a counter on the wall. As the price goes up, no doubt management will speed things up.
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False | MrToolBelt | t2_3zcqb | I’ve worked at a few top 5 tech companies and while you’re not wrong, hiring is overwhelmingly 22-35 year olds.
Most of the older people I know that work there were hired younger and have stayed and ladder climbed. | null | 0 | 1546208480 | False | 0 | ecwheyq | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvsuta | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwheyq/ | 1548283750 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546208505 | False | 0 | ecwhgc4 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwf4s9 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwhgc4/ | 1548283767 | -55 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | sex_and_cannabis | t2_hmtqd | Similarly, a binary file is one that's corrupted when you GET it via FTP w/o first setting BINARY transfer. | null | 0 | 1546208561 | False | 0 | ecwhjgz | t3_aawt2w | null | null | t1_ecvqbho | /r/programming/comments/aawt2w/what_is_a_binary_file/ecwhjgz/ | 1548283837 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | babypuncher_ | t2_1i5gg0ik | Learning the nitty gritty details of a language, and computer science in general, is still extremely useful in learning how to solve problems. Your brain can develop heuristics that account for them even without rote memorization of the details themselves. | null | 0 | 1546208628 | False | 0 | ecwhnak | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvx9cl | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwhnak/ | 1548283884 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | philocto | t2_6jxjx | The term hypernormal came from the soviet union. The idea is that the people knew what the government was saying was a lie and the government knew that the people knew it was a lie, but you went along with it and anyone who dared speak up and call it a lie was in for a really bad time.
You can see so much of that in ... | null | 0 | 1546208640 | False | 0 | ecwhnxe | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwfwzu | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwhnxe/ | 1548283892 | 7 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | int2d | t2_1ywgqli9 | >we got to sift people out that weren't the right fit for our team, but probably would have aced the CS questions. By virtue of them being fresh of university.
That's a very good point. I'd rather find a candidate who I don't have to teach git, code review, design patterns, etc. to rather than someone who can pass ... | null | 0 | 1546208646 | False | 0 | ecwhoa8 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw7rdf | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwhoa8/ | 1548283897 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Eirenarch | t2_46hjd | > Everyone knows the answer is money and opportunity, but you can't say that.
Fuck... I do say things like that in interviews :( | null | 0 | 1546208810 | False | 0 | ecwhxr4 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwhnxe | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwhxr4/ | 1548284014 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | DJTheLQ | t2_cn3ma | Keep trying, use recruiters, put any open source work as a job on your resume, follow other advice on this subreddit. It may take a while, but eventually someone will be interested in an entry-level person. You just need that first job then more people will be interested.
Source: Self taught | null | 0 | 1546208814 | False | 0 | ecwhxzk | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvxnfy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwhxzk/ | 1548284018 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | TikiTDO | t2_3yp3u | I'm totally stealing that HTTP question. | null | 0 | 1546208839 | False | 0 | ecwhzfv | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecweeof | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwhzfv/ | 1548284035 | 19 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | bobtehpanda | t2_b55lj | No, according to the article brainteasers were still a thing at MS. I don't *actually* work at MS, nor have I interviewed there, but that is what the article says:
> Traditionally, interviews at Microsoft and elsewhere can be highly technical — like, "reverse a linked list" — *and include math games, like asking ca... | null | 1 | 1546208863 | False | 0 | ecwi0xt | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwfloo | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwi0xt/ | 1548284054 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | locotx | t2_4cdu0 | BOTH . . but I'm an American working for a British company that was sold to an Indian company. I also was an American programmer working for an American company that moved it's development to India because it was cheaper and had the honor of training my replacement and if I didn't I wouldn't get any severance. | null | 0 | 1546208924 | False | 0 | ecwi4mh | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwg8kp | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwi4mh/ | 1548284099 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Robot_Basilisk | t2_11n0m68q | >I have no idea why our field can't respect what other fields do, buy there's a reason why they've survived this long as professions.
They've survived because money is everything and they're willing to do dirty, tedious bean counting to maximize returns.
They also often don't respect other professions themselves.... | null | 0 | 1546208960 | False | 0 | ecwi6pv | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw7642 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwi6pv/ | 1548284125 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | bobtehpanda | t2_b55lj | That's what elective courses are for. I have never seen a university CS program that supported *only* theory. And if you want to get your feet more wet you can go to hackathons and the like. | null | 0 | 1546208998 | False | 0 | ecwi8w2 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwgzfg | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwi8w2/ | 1548284152 | 10 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Eirenarch | t2_46hjd | Yes, but the article is wrong on that. I am pretty sure they misread the original post. Here is the quote
> (Note: I started at Microsoft when we were still asking questions about why manhole covers were round, how many ping pong balls would fill a 747, and how to reverse a linked list. In 20 years here, I’ve yet t... | null | 0 | 1546209016 | False | 0 | ecwi9vp | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwi0xt | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwi9vp/ | 1548284164 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Leprecon | t2_usep | This is probably a bit off topic but what I found almost shocking is that these exact same sounds are used in the Pokemon Lets Go games which were released for the Nintendo Switch this year. These games have an optional accessory which is an actual pokeball which functions as a controller. You can 'store' a pokemon in ... | null | 0 | 1546209181 | False | 0 | ecwij4j | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t3_aaxvf8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecwij4j/ | 1548284279 | 38 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Schmittfried | t2_p3a6y | They at least show that you were able to find a significant other and sustain a family. Whether that takes effort or not, it’s certainly a goal for many. | null | 0 | 1546209205 | False | 0 | ecwikj6 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvymum | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwikj6/ | 1548284296 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | pwnersaurus | t2_o4fv7 | I had an interesting interview for an quantitative postdoctoral research position - they had me prepare a short presentation about my previous work, and they sent over a 45 minute written exam right before the interview (which is unusual for this type of position ). The interview started with the presentation, and they... | null | 0 | 1546209265 | False | 0 | ecwio37 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwcok8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwio37/ | 1548284340 | 15 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | RaspberryInk | t2_1nj996kj | As a lifelong C/python/JS programmer, I'd highly recommend giving it more time. You'll hit a point where it clicks and it'll forever change how you program in any language. My JavaScript is much more robust for my time with Haskell.
If you're not interested in Haskell itself, consider it python/general programming ski... | null | 0 | 1546209309 | False | 0 | ecwiqmb | t3_aavxpp | null | null | t1_ecvuear | /r/programming/comments/aavxpp/advent_of_haskell_thoughts_and_lessons_learned/ecwiqmb/ | 1548284371 | 12 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Cdwollan | t2_3dn8p | Which is why it always bothered me when the professors' tactic was to test us on being a compiler rather than a programmer. | null | 0 | 1546209342 | False | 0 | ecwisi7 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvx9cl | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwisi7/ | 1548284422 | 22 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | YonansUmo | t2_iu989 | Let me guess, you think nearly everyone you meet has a problem with immigrants. | null | 0 | 1546209423 | False | 0 | ecwix31 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwhgc4 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwix31/ | 1548284478 | 18 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | kurashu89 | t2_8t7zd | Too much of that three to five more goes right back into cost of living that it's not worth it for me. That 80k where I live (Atlanta, actually Duluth so it's even cheaper out here) is comparable to 150k in the valley. That same 80k in Peoria IL (near where I grew up) is about 170k in the valley.
Even going up to the ... | null | 0 | 1546209432 | False | 0 | ecwixll | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvu1hk | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwixll/ | 1548284484 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ObjectiveClimate | t2_xjw81i3 | "process"
"making sure"
Top keks tbh
Working in these big companies has become so retarded that these people don't even realize how retarded they sound anymore.
Interviewing is simply not an exact science, just get someone in, have your engineers talk to him, go over his resume, do some exercise together and let the... | null | 0 | 1546209447 | False | 0 | ecwiygf | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t3_aaxsey | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwiygf/ | 1548284495 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ur_real_d4a | t2_2voc1w7a | I was rejected because I couldn't answer how to store a binary tree in array (I am not a CS graduate and I know how to do it now). They ended up hiring a person who after 5 months doing development for them could not describe high level architecture. She was 'doing some Java Server pages'. She didn't even know what ser... | null | 0 | 1546209471 | False | 0 | ecwizrz | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvvpy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwizrz/ | 1548284512 | 61 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Oswald_Hydrabot | t2_2ugrm5wz | Thank you for sharing this! Juiciest tech post of the day goes to you! | null | 0 | 1546209492 | False | 0 | ecwj0xt | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t3_aaxvf8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecwj0xt/ | 1548284526 | 12 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | MissedByThatMuch | t2_ond67 | Opposition to outsourcing is not necessarily an indication of racism. The OP suggests that outsourcing IS an indication of poor software quality. I agree with him. | null | 0 | 1546209545 | False | 0 | ecwj3ww | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwhgc4 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwj3ww/ | 1548284563 | 31 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | boldEagle15 | t2_kw5d8 | instead of making smartass remarks and attacking op by extrapolating, evaluate if what op is saying makes sense.
if you know the h1b system, very often h1bs have specific skill sets that gets them hired for longer period of years and shoehorns them into something specific instead of t shaped. that doesnt mean op is a... | null | 0 | 1546209574 | False | 0 | ecwj5k2 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwhgc4 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwj5k2/ | 1548284583 | 8 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | auto-xkcd37 | t2_ezfatck | > smart ass-remarks
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False | shevegen | t2_atqp | I am not sure the analogy works, because what constitutes "better"?
I write simple code. It's not going to win any awards. I simply do not want code to confuse me, ever - in particular my own code. Others do lots of crazy, really advanced things in code. They are clever people with a big brain.
People without a big b... | null | 0 | 1546209588 | False | 0 | ecwj6cn | t3_aaxlm1 | null | null | t3_aaxlm1 | /r/programming/comments/aaxlm1/because_im_dumb_i_write_better_code/ecwj6cn/ | 1548284594 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | bilyl | t2_25nn9 | I call this the brogramming initiation. | null | 0 | 1546209591 | False | 0 | ecwj6j2 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw7t64 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwj6j2/ | 1548284596 | 37 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nrg13 | t2_1ck10 | glad to know I usually follow best practices :) | null | 0 | 1546209651 | False | 0 | ecwj9ze | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwhbxt | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwj9ze/ | 1548284638 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | sobels | t2_bdhcu | Thanks, that's a really informative link! If I'm not mistaken, since we assume that the RAM machine can solve the problem (which is unbounded), we need to occasionally change the parameters of the machine in order to actually render the whole input addressable.
This does definitely strains the use of asymptotic analys... | null | 0 | 1546209666 | False | 0 | ecwjaut | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t1_ecwghak | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecwjaut/ | 1548284649 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | eu_career | t2_2njcxxc4 | You can pretty easily fix someones bad coding practices but you can't fix stupid. | null | 0 | 1546209673 | False | 0 | ecwjb8e | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwacl7 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwjb8e/ | 1548284654 | 13 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Zee2 | t2_7did8 | Just did an interview for Azure Sphere last month. Very traditional whiteboard data structures sort of situation. | null | 0 | 1546209690 | False | 0 | ecwjc71 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvv4uw | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwjc71/ | 1548284665 | 52 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | DaveVoyles | t2_4ymfu | Agreed. You need to build it but ALSO market it.
If you hide it in the corner and build in darkness, no one will ever find it.
Does your project have a YouTube video explaining how it works? Detailed README? Comments? Blog post to go along with how and why you made it? | null | 0 | 1546209695 | False | 0 | ecwjcfy | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwcfxm | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwjcfy/ | 1548284669 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Buckwheat469 | t2_37gsr | My son has this game and ball. Might I ask, there's a mention that it works with Pokemon Go, but how do you connect the ball to the phone? I couldn't find the information about how to connect it to an Android device online because the Ball website links to the Pokemon Go website for a compatibility reference, but the t... | null | 0 | 1546209737 | False | 0 | ecwjeuv | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecwij4j | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecwjeuv/ | 1548284698 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | fmv_ | t2_1028xye4 | I did. That interview was very combative and not collaborative at all. It’s their loss though. The company’s customer base is women and I am one and they only had one other woman on the team. When I left some other non engineer employees were asking me to test their products on me, lol.
The job I ended up in is pretty... | null | 0 | 1546209739 | False | 0 | ecwjexu | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwg5w0 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwjexu/ | 1548284699 | 11 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | damn_it_so_much | t2_48rfl | All code is bad | null | 0 | 1546209750 | False | 0 | ecwjfk6 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwbvdc | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwjfk6/ | 1548284707 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | NotExecutable | t2_fw7wi | You have to be careful with that. In our case, we needed to get the project moving ASAP and really needed people who require no or little training.
But if you exclusively do that, you never allow new people to enter the industry and that's gonna bite you down the road.
In fact, my employer takes in quite a lot of tr... | null | 0 | 1546209780 | 1546277614 | 0 | ecwjh9y | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwhoa8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwjh9y/ | 1548284728 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | lordlicorice | t2_4dsid | I wish I had 4 weeks vacation. I only have unlimited vacation. | null | 0 | 1546209902 | False | 0 | ecwjog0 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwebyw | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwjog0/ | 1548284819 | 13 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | RarePush | t2_1xx1bna5 | Yup I worked for a start-up a few years ago when I was in my late twenties. I was the same age as the founders of the company yet I was on the bottom rung with all the recent grads haha.
I was definitely the "old guy" on that team. Now I'm in my early thirties and I wouldn't go to work at a start-up with a bunch of tw... | null | 0 | 1546209904 | False | 0 | ecwjolb | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecviefp | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwjolb/ | 1548284819 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | VernorVinge93 | t2_2amyhthy | Surely you have had to break down a problem into parts that you can solve without all the information, that contains some amount of estimation?
That's what the ping pong ball question is about. My first year CompSci lecturer asked us a similar question, 'how much toast would fill the lecture hall?'
It wasn't about th... | null | 0 | 1546209952 | False | 0 | ecwjrdf | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvvpy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwjrdf/ | 1548284855 | 14 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
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False | Xaxxus | t2_9d43e | The struggle is real. At work I use kotlin for backend development. And cobol for mainframe development.
At home I use swift for iOS dev. And I’m starting to learn a bit of python.
Swift is so similar to kotlin in terms of syntax, but kotlin is far more feature rich. So a lot of the time I try to use kotlin functions... | null | 0 | 1546210017 | False | 0 | ecwjv4l | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw5xb3 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwjv4l/ | 1548284900 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
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False | bloodguard | t2_16a6f | What's interesting to watch are peers from back during the first dot.bomb in [dickity](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dickity)'01 that were all about mocking *oldsters* and pitching them over the side are now in their mid 40s and getting a tad nervous.
Most of them didn't follow maxim *make hay while... | null | 0 | 1546210174 | False | 0 | ecwk43l | t3_aav9js | null | null | t3_aav9js | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwk43l/ | 1548285040 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | lordlicorice | t2_4dsid | Investment banking isn't a slam dunk either. My understanding is that you have to make VP or MD (**if** you make it) before you start seeing a salary better than Silicon Valley software engineering. And in the meantime you're working 9am to midnight every weekday for years. | null | 0 | 1546210183 | False | 0 | ecwk4kh | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwf41k | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwk4kh/ | 1548285046 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Katalash | t2_2lfp0pch | Any resourceful dev can learn those on the job fairly easily. I’ve certainly learned most of my git and perforce knowledge from jobs. It’s not that hard. | null | 0 | 1546210259 | False | 0 | ecwk8vb | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwhoa8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwk8vb/ | 1548285100 | 7 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Iwan_Zotow | t2_xwkmk | Luke ?! | null | 0 | 1546210306 | False | 0 | ecwkbdf | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvvljs | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwkbdf/ | 1548285131 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Semi-Hemi-Demigod | t2_179a4t | That’s how my hell eventually ended. We were talking to an SVP about the budget item and they asked how much it was. Only then did they listen to financial reason.
And the worst part is that the only reason we were doing this is was because the CEO of our company didn’t like the CEO of the other company and demanded w... | null | 0 | 1546210394 | False | 0 | ecwkfwk | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw9gdr | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwkfwk/ | 1548285187 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | lordlicorice | t2_4dsid | That doesn't mean the loner nerd meme isn't based in reality. | null | 0 | 1546210396 | False | 0 | ecwkg1f | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvynj8 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwkg1f/ | 1548285189 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Polantaris | t2_b7r9g | In all honesty, having to do research shows that you want to complete the problem in the best possible way. You take advice from fellow professionals to solve the problem. You don't think you know everything, because you know you don't.
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False | wholeandswole | t2_1pbhhbci | TODO: Read this essay one day | null | 0 | 1546210439 | False | 0 | ecwkid3 | t3_aawt2w | null | null | t1_ecwg159 | /r/programming/comments/aawt2w/what_is_a_binary_file/ecwkid3/ | 1548285217 | -2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
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