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by dogbox 1291 days ago
What kind of interviewer expects a solution that's not only incorrect, but also woefully inefficient?
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Nobody expects that, obviously, but such solutions do occasionally get accepted (by humans). Beyond a certain basic level of competency, a lot of interviews, including LC-based ones, are about how good the candidate is at story telling and/or explaining their thought process.