Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 14th August 2012

Dilbert//8522, first published fourteen years ago on Tuesday 14th August 2012

Tags

air bubbles buffer overflow ignorance (knowledge) interview question interviews

Official transcript

Boss: How would you diagnose a buffer overflow problem? Interviewee: I'd put the circuit board in a bucket of water and look for air bubbles. Boss: That sounds right. Interviewee: I just diagnosed a problem with your interview question. Interview question

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

INTERVIEW QUESTION HOW WOULD YOU DIAGNOSE A BUFFER OVERFLOW PROBLEM?

I'D PUT THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN A BUCKET OF WATER AND LOOK FOR AIR BUBBLES.

THAT SOUNDS RIGHT.

I JUST DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH YOUR INTERVIEW QUESTION

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Buffer Overflow Blues"

This comic strip, originally published in 2012, features a humorous exchange between a job candidate and an interviewer. The candidate's response to the question about diagnosing a buffer overflow problem is a clever and unexpected answer.

Scene 1: Interview Question

• The interviewer asks the candidate, "How would you diagnose a buffer overflow problem?"
• The candidate's response is, "I'd put the circuit board in a bucket of water and look for air bubbles."

Scene 2: Interviewer's Reaction

• The interviewer is taken aback by the candidate's response and asks, "That sounds right."
• The candidate then adds, "I just diagnosed a problem with your interview question."

Scene 3: Conclusion

• The comic strip ends with the interviewer looking puzzled and the candidate smiling, implying that the candidate has successfully solved the problem and outsmarted the interviewer.

Overall, this comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of asking trick questions in job interviews and highlights the importance of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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