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		otterley 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Async Queue – One of my favorite programming inter... “Why are manhole covers round?” “How many dry cleaners are in the city of Seattle?” were both infamous Microsoft interview questions.

dekhn 8 months ago [–]

Previously known as "Fermi questions"- commonly asked of undergrads and grad students in quantitative fields.

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