13 Do Google software engineers keep all the variables at the very top or do they prefer to keep them close to relevant locations all throughout a program?

14 What is the most absurd code you've ever seen?

15 Which programmer do you hire: the one who programs a messy program in three hours or the other who does a well-structured program in twelve?

16 Have you seen any candidate that received all 5 "strong hires" for the Google interview?

17 Where do weak software developers work?

18 How do you spot a beginner programmer?

19 I’m a mediocre software engineer. Can I be successful in companies like Facebook, Google, Uber etc? I prepared like hell for 6 months, and got an offer from one of them. I fear I got the offer because of my preparation and I’ll fail on the job.

20 Why is programming so easy?

21 What is the best advice you can give to a junior programmer?

22 What do only people with 20-50 years of programming experience know?

23 What happens to software developers who don't become managers?

24 What is a 'bug that became a feature' in real life?

25 Should I still work as a software engineer if I know that I am not smart enough to work for a world class company like Google or Microsoft?

26 As a software developer, should I pretend to be a fast coder in office?

27 Should I fire a programmer who uses Stack Overflow all the time?

28 I recently resigned from TCS and got an offer outside with a 35% hike. Now, the manager is offering onsite for Uruguay or Malaysia. They are promising that you will be promoted in 6 months. What should I do?

29 What are some examples of extremely clever problem solving in the software development world?

30 What is the darkest part of a software developer’s career?

31 How good is Mark Zuckerberg with competitive programming?

32 What was your most arrogant software engineering interview candidate experience?

33 Why do companies like Snapchat, Uber, Google, etc. need thousands of engineers when their product is already made? What do they do on a day-to-day basis?

34 Is it the end of an era for vanilla software engineers?

35 When a CS professor at a top 10 university wants to work at Google, does he have to go through the same interview process where they might be asked to write code to reverse a linked list?

36 What company has the best code quality between Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon?

37 Is a 10x programmer a myth?

38 What are the reasons why every IT professional wants to settle down in Bangalore, despite having other options available? What makes this city so special for IT people?

39 How does a software loading bar work? How do computer programs know how much time they have left to finish?

40 Is it actually true that if software engineers work on their personal projects on the company computer/laptop, that project belongs to the company?

41 Why doesn't MySQL Database scale in big projects? I always hear developers they replace it with something else when the project grows.

42 Do good coders code in the morning or late at night?

43 What's the most ridiculously over-engineered piece of code you've seen?

44 Would you rather hire a Harvard CS grad with a 4.0 GPA, or a high school dropout who has been working as a software engineer since he was 15?

45 As a software engineer, have you seen a random piece of code that no one touches just because it works?

46 Are average software engineers of age 35-40 struggling to find jobs that pay up to their expectations?

47 What is the salary of an SDE at Microsoft?

48 What are the current fads in computer science, IT and software engineering?

49 Do you think 10x engineers exist? What are some examples?

50 What is the biggest optimization of code you've seen?

51 How do I increase my package greater than 20 LPA in 2 years? My current package is 4.5 LPA and I have 3.3 years of experience.

52 What’s something a computer programmer knows that would amaze people who use computers?

53 If you are a Google programmer who was hired straight out of college, what did you have that got you your job?

54 I have practiced over 300 algorithms questions on LintCode and LeetCode. I have been unemployed for almost 9 months and I got 8 interviews and all failed in the coding test. I still can't get any offer. What should I do?

55 What are some red flags one can encounter as an interviewee for a software engineering position that scream "Do not work at this place!"?

56 If the average programmer is writing less than 50 lines of code per day, what does the rest of their work day consist of?

57 What happens at Hackathons?

58 I'm a software engineer in my mid-40s and want to get out of the field because competition has become too extreme. What choices do I have?

59 As a software developer, what is the most inappropriate variable name you've ever seen?

60 How long would it take for a team of 10 professional developers to recreate Adobe Photoshop from scratch using today's tools?

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