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- From: irvinek@netrunner.net (Kip Irvine)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Difficulty hiring people with C++ experience.
- Date: 12 Jan 1996 14:53:48 GMT
- Organization: NetRunner, Miami, Florida 305 255 5800
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- In article <4d0un2$26lq@news.doit.wisc.edu>, keiter@hp-171.cae.wisc.edu (Eric Richard Keiter) says:
-
- >I realize that the point of your post was that this sort of interview
- >is bad. I am curious, however, what sort of C++ puzzles one might
- >ask about in an interview. I've never gone through an interview for
- >a programming job. The reason I ask: I'm a graduate student in physics
- >-- as part of my graduate work I've done a lot of programming, including
- >a fair amount of C++, but I don't have much in the way of formal comp.
- >sci. training. As jobs for Physics PhD's are rather scarse these days,
- >I've been thinking about looking for programming jobs. However, as the
- >bulk of my computer knowledge is self-taught, I don't really know what
- >a typical CS student is expected to know.
- >
-
-
- I would suggest a course in data structures, so you are familiar with dynamic
- memory, linked lists, tree structures. Also, a course in software engineering,
- which teaches good programming habits, particularly in a multi-programmer
- environment. Finally, a course on operating systems is essential. If you
- want to work more on the cutting edge, a course in AI and Expert Systems
- will help. Good luck!
-