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Well, it certainly helps confirm my theory that Leetcode interviews are actually just intelligence tests.



Or proof-of-work tests

Or servility tests


> Or servility tests

Nice phrase - for most jobs servility/compliance is the most important qualification.

In many cases I expect whiteboard "technical" interviews could be replaced with one or two questions:

1. What is your experience in "programming contests" (actually algorithm puzzle contests such as ICPC, etc.)?

2. What was the last algorithms course you completed, and when and where did you take it?




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