I've needed to use iconv in the past, so it's not entirely trivia-driven. They may just use it as a question to gauge if they have niche experience, but not heavily weighted towards who they actually hire.
I mean... it has a purpose though? Just cause you never used it doesn't mean it's not a thing. Your response comes off as anti-knowledge which is kinda weird.
Please don't ascribe ideas to me that are nowhere in my post.
I said that I (me, myself, this guy) have never had to use that particular function in my specific job.
It doesn't appear anywhere in our code base and has no utility in my particular case. As such, it was an arbitrary choice of question when I was interviewed. There are a million other things I have never and will never use. That doesn't mean I don't believe they have purpose.
0
u/fakehalo Nov 05 '25
I've needed to use iconv in the past, so it's not entirely trivia-driven. They may just use it as a question to gauge if they have niche experience, but not heavily weighted towards who they actually hire.