Solving the Technical Interview
The article describes a technical interview scenario where the interviewer is an older woman with a quirky personality. The interview revolves around a programming problem related to chess, specifically the N-Queens problem. The conversation highlights the challenges and unexpected moments that can arise during technical interviews.
- ▪The interviewee feels nervous due to previous candidates not meeting expectations.
- ▪The interviewer, an older woman, brings a light-hearted and familiar approach to the interview.
- ▪The discussion centers on the N-Queens problem in chess and involves coding in Haskell.
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Solving the technical interview by Samir Talwar Saturday, 23 May 2026 at 09:00 CEST With apologies to Aphyr. You heave a sigh and get up from your desk, stopping by the kitchenette for a tea and a biscuit on the way to the meeting room. Recruiting for this role has not been going well, and your manager is starting to get nervous. Nervous is bad. Nervous means more scrutiny, more questions, more micro-management. And nervous means you get nervous too. You can feel your heart beat faster as you walk over to the interview room. You can see a sillhouette through the frosted glass door; they must already be waiting for you. You take a deep breath. The last few candidates have all been a little… odd. Let’s hope this one makes life a bit easier for you. You could use a win. You stride in.
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