"UDP packets are smaller in size. UDP packets can't be greater than 512 bytes. So any application needs data to be transferred greater than 512 bytes require TCP in place."

#interviewquestion #DNS

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/networking/dns-works-on-tcp-and-udp

DNS works on both TCP and UDP - Windows Server

Explains why some services use both the protocols TCP and UDP.

I have an interview with the Big 4/Big 5 tech firm that I had an offer from after my bachelors but had to turn down at the last second because of personal issues. It’s for a similar job, but different enough to justify why a masters degree is needed, and I know they’re going to bring up the contract that I almost signed before.

How do I answer that question when they ask it without getting too emotional about why I turned down the old offer?

#Interview #InterviewAdvice #InterviewQuestion

Recursion: The function that never stops surprising junior devs

#recursion #dsa #jobs #software #interviewquestion

You thought I was going to ask you about sorting algorithms, but actually:

"The producers asked all of the interviewees what would happen if the recently built Post Office Tower somehow took over."

#DoctorWho #InterviewQuestion

@cassidoo Here's my #InterviewQuestion solution. If you run this on a Mac, it will speak the output as well (taking the "say" part of "count and say" literally).

I reused my num_to_words function from countSelfChars back in April!

https://gist.github.com/smartwatermelon/ec5bb95cd052f6fa34884f1b38238fb8

@cassidoo's interview question from August 28, 2023

@cassidoo's interview question from August 28, 2023 - countAndSay.sh

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@cassidoo's interview question from August 20, 2023

@cassidoo's interview question from August 20, 2023 - numGuess.sh

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@cassidoo Here's my #InterviewQuestion solution! In Bash shell script, per usual.

https://gist.github.com/smartwatermelon/9b1a2a445c2a7e5df236f5b428f33ded

After six weeks away on personal/medical leave, it's good to start thinking in code again.

@cassidoo's interview question from August 13, 2023

@cassidoo's interview question from August 13, 2023 - faultyKeep.sh

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A1 Reference Style Spreadsheet Column Names - Interview question of the week from rendezvous with cassidoo – thzinc

Nice little brain teaser involving number base conversion 😄

missingBits - Interview question of the week from rendezvous with cassidoo – thzinc

Nice, bite-sized algorithm question.

A to Z Pyramid in Ruby

I was contacted by some one on the Internet to print a pyramid from A to Z which has the following pattern:

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