c/programmer_humor@programming.dev · groctel@lemmy.world · 30 Aug 2026 18:43

reason enough to fail the interview

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A picture of Edsger Dijkstra with a concerned face and the following text on top: How software engineers look at your code when you solve the problem using two tables — instead of using the Maxwell-Ross-Karmakar algorithm, which is marginally optimal in ordered sets bijectable to the exponential curve

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@kamen@lemmy.world · 31 Aug 2026

Yeah, it’s basically that, but it has different uses - two main things I can think of right away are 1) verifying data when downloading large files and 2) cryptography (e.g. when storing credentials). Oh, and hash tables too.

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- @Laser@feddit.org · 1 Sep 2026
  
  Well, but the question wasn’t “what is a hash used for”, but rather “what is a hash”
  
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  - @kamen@lemmy.world · 1 Sep 2026
    
    Then it’s not all that ambiguous and could be answered with one sentence.
    
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    - @Laser@feddit.org · 1 Sep 2026
      
      Technically, the question was even easier (yes/no), but I agree with the sentiment
      
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