When I interview (experienced) devs, I often ask way too generic questions. Something along the lines of "can you explain what a hash is?", without stating what kind of hash and in what context

The primary goal isn't really to explain it in detail, but to see if they get confused and ask for clarification. Way too many people just start assuming something, when a task is not defined properly. I need coworkers that push back on bullshit, and not blindly implement whatever runs along their desk, no matter how little sense it makes

If I don't hear at least one "it depends" during an interview, I don't have high hopes

[–] stingpie@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (7 children)

The only definition of hash that I know is an identifier for an object created from that object's data. Everything else stems from that central idea. What other types of hash are there?

[–] k0k0_belgium@lemmychan.org 1 points 2 days ago

The kind you smoke.

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