Today's reality.

Always has been like that

Looking at these memes I kinda wish we made it way harder to perform IO. Reversing a motherfucking linked list isn't a challenge and if you can't figure it out on the spot you might want to study a bit more.

@homo-lorens I disagree for Python. For C++, Java etc, then fine. But Python has become the language for non-programmers, so we gotta keep it as simple as possible for more people to learn. Don't try to do anything too important with Python, tho.

@homo-lorens most people cant write quicksort.

but then most people dont need to.

curiosity is a quality that is rarely tested for.

@Wisecrack Quicksort is an order of magnitude more complex than reversing a linked list. It's bare minimum if you work with algorithms but has little use if you work with a language that provides readymade sorting algos and you don't have a lot of elements or very tight constraints.

@homo-lorens this is the sort of answer that should be looked for when hiring.

I agree with the comment above, of course it's all great. But it's better to read more and then post different memes. I am currently reading https://freebooksummary.com/categor... these are very reasonable statements. From these quotes, you can take and make any memes you want. Be well-read and memes will flow like a river.