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School-Cotton on June 6, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Linked Lists Are an Interview Staple

+1. I 100% agree and this is a great way of putting it.

Being able to think through how you would approach something is infinitely better than having memorized some details (although job-specific details are important too).

kiliancs on June 6, 2019 [–]

Programming problems are not solved in about 30 minutes, which is a very typical amount of time in my experience.

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