Interview Lang: Proficient C++ or learn Python?
Use C++ at work and I currently leetcode better with it. Feels more natural. But I’ve heard Python will save me much needed time in the interviews by the higher level abstractions and shorter syntax to whiteboard. I’ve been meaning to learn Python better anyway. Should I stick to what I’m better at and use at work or have rougher initial practice time for improved onsite performance. Don’t have to interview for at least a couple months.
If you have an even basic understanding of python, you can get up to speed in it quite fast. I'd recommend elements of programming interviews in Python, it will help you with learning basically all the relevant datastructures
I have a basic understanding. I do LC problems in it, but am slower with coming up with the right syntax. Just started Python EPI though. Thanks that’s a good idea to brush up on the common data structures and uses.
Python has no generics
How would generics even look in Python? It’s not a statically type language, so why would you need genetics? You can already do way more flexible programming than generics in Python. Source: I’m not a Python fan by any means, I’m actually a static types guy.
Op wrote python has more abstractions. Then define what an abstraction is. Otherwise asm is more abstract than anything
I always look smarter when doing programming interview questions in Python
Which team in Amazon uses C++?
A fair number of AWS teams I imagine. The CDN team in Seattle was interested in me because of my C++ background.
As interviewer I give counter weight to py users knowing that they'll write less chars on whiteboard.
Is a counterweight a positive thing for the interviewee or a negative?
counter = negative
lol they give more bonus just because cpp/java longer ? are they testing whiteboard writing or testing whether that guys is smart or not
C++ for performance emergencies only