I got it up and running in dos box - it still runs smooth as butter:
https://github.com/phyous/DOS-1.0
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A lot more folks interested in the answer than able to answer perhaps.
e.g: Color genomics https://www.color.com/cancer
Python is used in so many places that’s it’s part of the lingua franca of programming. I’ve worked at multiple ruby shops over the last few years and pythons still been there in force for data applications.
I much prefer other languages (Ruby, Kotlin), but at the end of the day i need to be comfortable with the language that will be spoken for years to come.
The act of reconciling the list of transactions you have stored in your database with what the source of truth has is an important process for finance teams.
From the founder's post:
1- When customers repay their loans, they can be eligible for larger loans at lower rates (it is almost unheard of for payday lenders to offer better terms).
2- In the top half of our Ladder, customers have the option to have their payments reported to the credit bureaus (payday lenders don’t report).
3- When customers need more time to repay, we don’t charge them extra (payday lenders use rollovers to make more money when their customers struggle).
4- When customers make successful repayments, many can become eligible for a credit card (which is essentially an interest-free short-term loan, if paid on time and in full).
It's pretty clear they'll be gutted and sold for parts at this point. They're trying to lose weight before the fashion show.
Thanks for the thoughtful response; I really love the way you worded this.
I agree with what you're saying; the best, most fun, challenging and fair interviews I've had have been at small companies coding side by side with somone. I wonder if it's possible to scale the "build-it" interview up to a google sized org.
Another idea I've been mulling around is hiring people for an N month contract position where you get to work with them. If at the end, both parties agree its a good fit, then proceed. I can see a lot of pit falls to this approach, but it might work really well for people with strong referrals.
Maybe not secrets, but lessons learned from the current state of the industry. Each one of the points I make is either from a mistake made in an interview I've personally given or received.