Whiteboard interview fumbles

Travelport / Eng
buttnpushr

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buttnpushr
May 17, 2019 3 Comments

There are accounts of FB rejecting candidates for even venturing into non-optimal solutions regardless of whether if they turn it around.

Is this a common thing for rest of FAANG? How are the attitudes for getting every step right out of rote and in order with textbook thought process explanations vs changing the approach as you write the code, deciding on a different data structure midway through, erasing and rewriting the logic after seeing a more optimal solution etc.

Let's assume in both cases candidates are communicating well enough

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  • Expedia
    leet for $

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    leet for $
    Unreasonable interviewers are everywhere. Reasonable ones too. FB doesn't have a monopoly on either. Their process is better than most in my experience.
    May 17, 2019 0
  • So there is a difference, you can start with the sub optimal solution. Ideate and think through the solution. Come up with the optimal solution and then write it up.
    But if you were say just started coding brute Force and the end just made corrections or hand waved it. maybe not
    May 17, 2019 0
  • Cisco
    ofclass

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    ofclass
    I think everyone must code in laptops, White boards are great for portraying concept and approach. Makes it easier for moving lines around and so much easy to refactor.
    May 17, 2019 0