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iteration

💬 Technical Interviews

Apr 27, 2021
49:31

Welcome to Iteration, a podcast about programming, development, and design

John has been asked:

  • When I perform a google search, what happens? Be as specific and accurate as possible including every layer of technology.
  • Can you tell me what Indexes are and what they do?
  • What is CORS?

Questions JP has been asked:

  • What is the difference between something like SQL and Mongo - what are the trade offs?
  • How does the JS bridge work in React Native?
  • Describe what Redux is for and how you'd implement it in a React project

Maybe some from our own?

  • If you could add one feature or change to the Rails framework what would it be?
  • How do feel about testing? How do you think about testing? When does it make sense to write tests?
  • If I have a really huge model, let's say 500+ lines, how would you go about refactoring it? Example link: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/app/models/post.rb

Picks

JP: https://tuple.app/

  • I used this to pair with Joe and it was SICK

John: YNAB (https://www.youneedabudget.com/)

  • Different approach to budgeting that sucks less

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