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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. Ca…

Yes, and those same great engineers went ahead and figured it out. You see, some are hiring parrots, and others are hiring problem solvers.

No but we should be careful not to make it seem like 800k salaries are the norm.

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 …

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 …

This stuff irritates me. Imagine if you read an article titled "why I listen to audio books". Nobody cares. Do whatever works for you.

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.

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 m…

That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!