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Quora: What Is the Importance of Being Able To Code on a Whiteboard in Technical Interviews?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Oct 19 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

A similar question from last month: Why Do Many Programming Interviews Use Whiteboards? Here’s another perspective.

What is the importance of being able to code on a whiteboard in technical interviews? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: When Doing a HackerRank Online Assessment for a Job, Is It Better To Aim for Speed or Code Quality?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Oct 12 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

Some companies use an online judge as part of their hiring process.

When doing a HackerRank online assessment for a job, is it better to aim for speed or code quality (readability, optimizing the time complexity, etc.)? Why? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: If You Finished Every LeetCode Problem, Would It Make You Good at Competitive Programming?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Oct 5 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

A few people have actually done this (though more problems keep appearing).

If you were to finish all LeetCode problems, would you become good at competitive programming? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: Who Invented Competitive Programming?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Sep 28 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

For this week, a question about history.

Who invented competitive programming? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: What Is the Best Way to Measure the Difficulty of Coding Interview Questions?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Sep 21 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

This question was written by a bot, the Quora Prompt Generator. The answer was written by a human.

What is the best way to measure the difficulty of coding interview questions? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: Is Performance on a Coding Interview a Good Predictor of Job Performance?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Sep 14 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

There are some interesting discussions under the answers to this question.

Is there scientific evidence that LeetCode questions are a good predictor of job performance? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: Why Do Many Programming Interviews Use Whiteboards?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Sep 7 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

Or they did back when they happened in person.

Why do many programming interviews use whiteboards? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: Could Mark Zuckerberg Pass a Facebook Coding Interview at His Own Company?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Aug 31 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

Testing the CEO to see if he still has it.

Could Mark Zuckerberg pass a Facebook coding interview at his own company? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: What Programming Language Has the Easiest Technical Interview?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Aug 24 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

One way to choose a programming language:

What programming language has the easiest technical interview? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: Are LeetCode Hard Problems Asked in Interviews?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Aug 17 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

Some interviews are harder than others.

Are LeetCode hard problems asked in interviews? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

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