> Am I the only person who thinks algorithmic/big O puzzles are kind of fun?
They are fun. So company ends with a lot of people who can implement red-black trees and so on, especially under high stress. That could be good in some case. I can't see it that good in general.
"So customer reports server keeps restarting every Thursday, can you take a look?"
"I am not sure how to do it, but I can invert a binary tree in under 10 minutes though, would you like to see that?"
>am not sure how to do it, but I can invert a binary tree in under 10 minutes though
Most ppl completely forget how to invert a binary tree in about 1 week after the interview. Which makes the whole interview process based on that stuff even more absurd.
They are fun. So company ends with a lot of people who can implement red-black trees and so on, especially under high stress. That could be good in some case. I can't see it that good in general.
"So customer reports server keeps restarting every Thursday, can you take a look?"
"I am not sure how to do it, but I can invert a binary tree in under 10 minutes though, would you like to see that?"