Comment on Become a Better Programmer by Taking a Shower

abhibeckert@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

$a = range(0, 10); /* 11 elements */
$n = count($a)-1; /* indexed 0..10 */
 
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• davawen@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That’s not the point of the article though. Reversing an array is simply an exemple of a very simple CS puzzle. Of course it’s common enough to have a builtin function. No, this won’t be written in a code base, or asked for a code review. That’s not the point.

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  • abhibeckert@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I guess my point is, if you need to take a shower to figure out a solution… then I’m not sure it’s a good solution. Keep it simple.

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    • apd@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s an algorithm question. If somebody gave me your solution in an interview I would ask them to solve the problem without a dependency. These questions are about demonstrating your ability to code whilst understanding space & time complexity.

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