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leeoniyayesterday at 7:15 PM1 replyview on HN

i used something like this in unstructured technical interviews all the time.

"you type a phrase into google search, you press enter, get some results. tell me, in technical detail, what happened in that chain of actions"

the diversity of replies is fascinating, you learn a lot about a "full stack" candidate this way.

Feynman's classic "Why?" chain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36GT2zI8lVA


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SAI_Peregrinusyesterday at 7:59 PM

I'd probably spend at least 20 minutes just to get through how the keyboard works, much more if it's a USB-HID device.

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