The latest articles on DEV Community by sarat (@kreitcher). https://dev.to/kreitcher https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F309071%2Fdd3b4550-2042-4d84-a29a-d4321a987a68.jpg https://dev.to/kreitcher en sarat Sat, 03 May 2025 16:24:02 +0000 https://dev.to/kreitcher/are-you-self-hosting-any-interesting-tools-share-your-favourites-3ng https://dev.to/kreitcher/are-you-self-hosting-any-interesting-tools-share-your-favourites-3ng sarat Tue, 07 Jul 2020 18:57:10 +0000 https://dev.to/kreitcher/interviews-what-am-i-doing-dhh https://dev.to/kreitcher/interviews-what-am-i-doing-dhh <p>I have been interviewing developers of various experience levels for about 7 years now. I do my best to avoid the mundane logical problems and focus on getting the person opposite me to write some code. I try to make it a sort of pair programming experience. "Why are you declaring the variable at this stage?"; "Do we need this loop here?"; "Is there a less complex way to do this?". Like that. The problems I pose have not changed in the last 5 years. The program they need to write is the same and the questions surrounding the basic data structures are also the same. While I am not a big fan of grilling candidates about Search and Sort algorithms, I do think a strong foundation in data structures goes a long way in shaping a good programmer.<br> One comment I have often heard: "Why are we focused on this. Please ask me complicated questions in Spring, Express, etc etc". <br> Am I wrong in expecting the basics to be in place? <br> Is my thought process from a different time?!<br> I'd like to hear from you guys.</p> interview thought discuss opinion