# HG changeset patch # User Louis Opter # Date 1372746410 25200 # Node ID 1f4c37678f692992e0be00cbca86737f0a3bf042 # Parent 6bebf4b42ebca693366d3685cc0410f7f1659f3e Improve the README a little bit - Wording/typos; - Link to the Prologin exercises. diff -r 6bebf4b42ebc -r 1f4c37678f69 README.rst --- a/README.rst Mon Jul 01 23:25:58 2013 -0700 +++ b/README.rst Mon Jul 01 23:26:50 2013 -0700 @@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Use the language you are the more used to. Prefer scripting languages like Python (you definitely want slices, built-in lists, dictionaries and Unicode -support). You'll find some solutions in C here but I actually never did -anything in C during an interview. +support). You'll find some solutions in C, but I actually never did anything in +C during an interview. During phone screens you'll be coding on something like collabedit_, during on-site interviews you'll be coding on a whiteboard. In both cases you won't be @@ -28,13 +28,17 @@ .. _collabedit: http://collabedit.com/ +Phone screens usually last 45 minutes, but dont be worried if you need more +time to work on the exercises presented here. First, that's the point, and +second your interviewer will help you. + Also ---- You'll also get dumb questions like “What is a zombie process”, “What's the -between hard and symbolic links”, “How many hosts in a /22 ?”. Be prepared for -some scripting exercises. You should have done some sysadmin and be familiar -with Linux. +difference between hard and symbolic links”, “How many hosts in a /22?”. Be +prepared for some scripting exercises. You should have done some sysadmin and +be familiar with Linux. This doesn't include design or troubleshooting questions, I can give you some in private. @@ -42,4 +46,6 @@ Instead of phone screens, some companies can ask you to do a small project at home, again use the tools you are the most familiar with. +Actually probably relevant: http://www.prologin.org/training/. + More lulz: http://projecteuler.net/.