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

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