Re: Shortage of qualified Java programmers

Stefan Ram <ram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not directly relating to the above quotation, but to the
> thread in general:
>
> "On an infinite, two-dimensional, rectangular lattice of
> 1-ohm resistors, what is the resistance between two nodes
> that are a knight's move away?"
>
> (Reportedly, an interview question of one of the large search
> engine companies.)

Not an interview question. Google sent out a bunch of "pseudo
applications" which included this and and a lot of other questions
(others include "write a haiku describing how to optimize search result
relevance" and similar stuff). It is really a thinly veiled
advertisement claiming that they are a fun place to work, which I hear
they probably are.

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