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Algorithms Interviews: Theory vs. Practice
When I ask people at trendy big tech companies why algorithms quizzes are mandatory, the most common answer I get is something like "we have so much scale, we can't afford to have someone accidentally write an O(n^2) algorithm and bring the site down" 1 . One thing I find funny about this is, even though a decent…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jan 5, 2020 | Algorithms Interviews: Theory vs. Practice by jakevoytko | 265 | 76 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | Algorithms Interviews: Theory vs. Practice (2020) by Vadim_samokhin | 82 | 67 |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Algorithms Interviews: Theory vs. Practice by program247365 | 52 | 8 |
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