TECH TIPS - Do's and Dont's

Original post -  https://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/03/get-that-job-at-google.html Get that job at Google I've been meaning to write up some tips on interviewing at Google for a good long time now. I keep putting it off, though, because it's going to make you mad. Probably. For some statistical definition of "you", it's very likely to upset you. Why? Because... well, here, I wrote a little ditty about it: Hey man, I don't know that stuff Stevey's talking aboooooout If my boss thinks it's important I'm gonna get fiiiiiiiiiired Oooh yeah baaaby baaaay-beeeeee.... I didn't realize this was such a typical reaction back when I first started writing about interviewing, way back at other companies. Boy-o-howdy did I find out in a hurry. See, it goes like this: Me: blah blah blah, I like asking question X in interviews, blah blah blah... You: Question X? Oh man, I haven't heard about X since college! I've never needed it for my jo

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