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just2n
on Oct 4, 2012
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Fizzbuzz, Interviews, And Overthinking
I would think that 'G' would also be correct, in a base higher than 16, just like how 11 is just 0xB, 013, and 0b1011, depending on your perspective.
jacalata
on Oct 5, 2012
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He asked 'in hex', which means 'in base 16'. It's not open to different perspectives.
just2n
on Oct 5, 2012
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Apparently I can't read today :).
jacalata
on Oct 5, 2012
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perhaps this is a good example of how even this question might count as 'tricky under high pressure' :)
dspeyer
on Oct 5, 2012
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He explicitly said "hex"
andreasvc
on Oct 5, 2012
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No that wouldn't be a hex(adecimal) number.
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