I failed a meta on-site coding round recently. They ask two medium leetcode questions and you need to finish in 40 minutes. I used Java and was super slow finishing the first question and barely started to code the second one when time was out in both rounds. I switched to python for leetcoding practice after and realized it’s so fast it’s like cheating compared to Java. Do most people use python for coding onsites? Or am I just that bad?
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I always use c++ in interviews but rarely at work.
Java! Even though it's verbose, I find comfort in it.
Did you pass meta on-site? Java is fine if you have 40 minutes for one question like Amazon. But doing two questions where you need to think, explain, code and test, speed becomes important. Python feels like it was made for coding interviews
Haven't tried meta. But I have given Amazon where I got 2 mediums and was able to code it out and passed.. If you are very good with syntax and able to put down your thoughts in code, it should be fine.
Making sure to define all your sections properly or do you just use the data and procedure divisions? Also, if you’re using OOP COBOL, that’s not real COBOL 😤
So much trolling on this thread.
C++ is almost as fast as Python in terms of typing. Java is just way too verbose. I’ve always used c++ and never faced an issue with speed.
As an interviewer I score candidates based on the language. Also if a candidate chooses python for a non ml engineer position, I take it as a red flag.
If you're using C++, I'll score you higher than a Python dude
C. Say hello to malloc and segmentation fault.
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