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One of my interview questions:

Interviewer: What is the difference between a mutable and immutable string?

Me: A mutable string can be changed. A immutable string cannot be changed.

Interviewer: Nope, think mutations. Mutable string can be mutated.

Me: Mutated? Altering DNA?

Interviewer: If you don't know this there isn't any sense in asking more difficult questions.

Me: Floored.



I hope you didn't list String expertise as one of your technical skills.


Explain?


It is a joke, as so many interviewers complain that people lie about their technical skills and experience, if you listed String as a technical skill and the interviewer thought you didn't know what a mutable String was then they would conclude that you lied about your skill set. Hopefully you can see the humor. I feel your pain so can understand why you might not think it is funny.


I thought it was a joke but then I talked myself out of it :-)

Yeah interviews have been rough this time around. Before this I hadn’t interviewed in 10 years.


follow up: do you know that everyone is a mutant?


Sadly when she said mutation I thought about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles :-)




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