Is it frowned upon to use Python on the whiteboard? Do you get “bonus points” for using a language like java/C? I am a new grad and happy where I work but I’m getting into a habit of Leetcoding for the future. TC 94 YOE < 1
It depends on the requirements of the role. If you’re interviewing for a low level systems role, of course it would be frowned upon since python is a very high level language and does not depict your knowledge of computer systems. On the other hand, if you are applying for an ML engineering role, coding in python is just fine. In general, it is a good idea to know a low level language like c/c++ and a high level language such as java/python.
That makes sense, thanks for your input. I primarily work with java but I’m familiar with python so that’s what I’ve been using on LC. My main focus is backend development where the language could be just about anything
It’s expected that you whiteboard on any language mentioned in job description. If both python and java are in description, I’m cool with whatever candidate prefers.
That’s good to know 👍 thanks for the input
If anyone tells you Java only or C++ only they are really stupid. Good developers are good developers. Python is the way to go for interviews.
Nice that’s what I wanted to hear 👍 thanks for that
If an interviewer says "Java only", chances are that he/she doesn't know anything else 😆
Recruiter should specify any language specifics before interview. I've only ever used python in interviews.
I always do interviews in Python unless it's a memory management problem. Of the 6 companies where I had onsites this year, I got offer from all
Python is good for implementing algorithms. However, its not a good language to test someone’s system design skills or knowledge in concurrent programming.
Impressive, I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks
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