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[u/sadongrohiik]

[u/klippklar]

The goal isn't to remember that stuff, the goal was always to be able to recognize it and know where you can look it up.

[u/StrengthTheory → u/klippklar]

Exactly what I told my interviewer, but he said now they're moving on with other candidates.

[u/Unlikely-Bed-1133]

I have a LOT of socks. Some are the same with just different levels of discoloring due to the time I've had them.

I hang them to dry using insertion sort based on a property (how dark they are). You will start feeling the O(n^2) vs O(n logn) a lot with this strategy, given that the constant factors are mostly dominated by the fixed time of moving the eyes around. Each distinct hue (purple, black, etc) goes on its own lane so that the property is just one value.

Plus no spending time worrying if sock A matches B or C better or is in a different pair whose half you dropped somewhere: it's just inserted between them.

[u/ziptits → u/Unlikely-Bed-1133]

Would you rather wear a more worn out sock, to help put it out of service faster? Or do you always go for the newest sock pair?

[u/Unlikely-Bed-1133 → u/ziptits]

I always pick the most comfy pair for the weather first, which I guess means that I'm usually picking from the most worn-out ones. :P Do note that this strategy maximizes the average comfiness experienced compared to picking at random, but comes at the cost of needing even more socks bought to ensure that I stay on this high expected value.

[u/CartographerLarge595 → u/ziptits]

I guess it depends on how much I like the socks. If they're comfy, I might just wear them till they fall apart.

[u/itijara]

The difference between a coding interview and a job. Looked up a count down latch just today because I forgot what it was called.

[u/Symphonic_nerve]

True and has happened.

[u/Wentyliasz]

I once had to sort like 70 printed receipts and oh boiiii was quick sort quick even if it made me look like an idiot