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Is it wise to ask about design decisions made on a product during an interview?
I've been thinking about interview questions lately and I've been reflecting on bad interview experiences I've had in the past. One of particular note is where I had asked the interviewer why the team ...
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If you had two projects with the same specification and only one was developed using TDD how could you tell?
I was asked this question in an interview and it has been bugging me ever since.
You have two projects, both with the same specification but only one of these projects was developed using Test ...
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Are these advanced/unfair interview questions regarding Java concurrency? [closed]
Here are some questions I've recently asked interviewees who say they know Java concurrency:
Explain the hazard of "memory visibility" - the way the JVM can reorder certain operations on variables ...
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Should java developers know about garbage collection algorithms?
I have been recently asked in an interview if I know about any garbage collection algorithms.
I knew what garbage collection is but I never really thought about learning about garbage collection ...
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How to answer to this HashTable interview question?
Today I was asked this question during an interview:
What's gonna happen if we do not override hashcode method for our
class, then add it to HashTable and then try to get objects?
Could you ...
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What is the best book to prepare for a Java interview? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Best Java book you have read so far
How to prepare yourself for programming interview questions?
I found older questions but I was wondering if newer, better ...
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how could I interview for a C# position if I master Java [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Interviewing a developer who's skilled in a language you don't know
I must interview people for a C# position we have. I work on the java side of the project, ...
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Do coding puzzles make good interview questions
I am interviewing candidates for Java programmer positions.
My colleague insists in filling more than half of the interview with java coding puzzles.His view is that, if candidates are able to ...
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Learning Java in a couple of days and preparing interview presentation
I know its not possible to 'know' or 'learn' Java fully in a couple of days but I really need some help on this guys.
I have just graduated from university with a degree in computer science. The ...
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Would Java programmers hire C# programmers?
I learned and used Java in college. After graduating, I got a job in C#. Two years after, there are a lot more positions in Java. Would I have a good chance to be hired as a Java programmer? What ...
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Interview question: which is the time period estimated by you to learn Java
At my last interview(it was a phone interview) I was asked: "Which is the time period in which you can learn Java?". I've answered that I believe that in 2-3 month I'm able to write good code for ...
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How important is it for a programmer to know how to optimize code, solve complex puzzles, answer technical questions quickly?
So I'm in the process of looking for a job. And I have had plenty of test and just recently someone sent me a puzzle.
It's the crackless wall problem and I have no idea how to approach it. I could ...
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exact answer for “what is j2ee?” - job interview
I'd like to ask if someone of you knows the exact meaning of JEE.
That's because a collegue of mine was asked this question in a job interview, and was "unable to answer properly"... to speak with ...
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Should you answer programming interview questions with library?
Some questions can be answered easily by using specific language library. For example Java has Set, Maps, and List. Is it possible to answer those coding questions during interview by using these ...
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Is there an appropriate coding style for implementing an algorithm during an interview?
I failed an interview question in C years ago about converting hex to decimal by not exploiting the ASCII table if (inputDigitByte > 9) hex = inputDigitByte - 'a'. The rise of Unicode has made ...
