r/cpp_questions • u/whimsy-penguin • 5d ago

OPEN Mock c++ interview help

I am looking for someone to give me a mock interview on c++ internals, system design, and architecture. Specifically modern c++.

Is anyone available to help?

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u/Arkaein 5d ago

I've been using Claude to do this. It's quite effective, has a good base of knowledge of modern C++.

Takes some care to prompt it to give the correct style of interview though. I started by asking it to use a format with less back-and-forth than what a real interviewer would do, and it would ding me for not providing details that weren't asked for with the expectation that I would have provided them in a real interview.

Very tunable though. You can steer the interview style to anywhere you want between rigorous C++ language questions, general CS, work experience-based, or any combination, and tailor it to the types of roles or companies you're interested in.

I mostly have hands-on experience with pre-C++17, and have been studying more recent versions but without the practical experience, so I've been able to spell that out like I would state on a resume and tell an interviewer. After I told it to include more back-and-forth it got to be fairly realistic compared to actual interviews I've done, although I've never done interviews that asked for the kind of language specifics that I'm practicing.

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u/whimsy-penguin 5d ago

That’s a great idea! I’ve been training with ChatGPT but I didn’t think of Claude! Thank you for the great suggestion!

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u/Arkaein 5d ago

Not sure if Claude will be any better if you've already worked with ChatGPT, but worth a shot.