[nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews

Sun Oct 2 21:59:13 UTC 2016

That's why I've concluded that school isn't really about learning,
it's to see if they can emotionally break you. If they can't and you
get through it with a degree, you *might* get a decent job and be able
to live out the rest of your existence in relative comfort. I love
learning; what you just described doesn't qualify.

Amanda

On 10/2/16, Martin, Vincent F via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Unfortunately the following is only about half the crap I have dealt with.
>
> Over the six years I have been here:
> Notes provided in actual handwriting!
> Getting an accessible copy of text books, Braille or Math ML either never or
> three months after the course was completed.
> Access to PowerPoint files a month after the lecture.
> Every professor, including my own advisor, providing me with inaccessible
> (empty document) each semester for the first two years
> Inaccessible Learning Management System for classes
> Having to learn to code in "R" for my Statistics courses as SpSS was not
> accessible in any manner in 2010-2013.
> I have never gotten one tactile graphic since I have been here!
> Website for creating IRB protocols was inaccessible.
> No announcements on campus buses and passing my actual stop twenty times the
> first year.
> Too many inaccessible syllabi to count
> All graduate school applications were inaccessible
> Employee training for graduate student research assistants were inaccessible
> and I got my access restricted for not completing it in time
> Housing applications for on-campus apartment was inaccessible and they tried
> to evict me for not filling it out.
> On-line access to research journals still has serious accessibility issues
> Initial Employee Pay information was inaccessible and I was subsequently
> underpaid for two years to the tune of over $8,000
> To top it all off, I was given an inaccessible question in the middle of my
> PhD qualifying exam...
> I was actually given a question with a photo graph in it and a url that
> pointed to an undescribed video!
>
> I was so pissed off that I got up and took my guide dog for a half hour
> walk.  I then returned and contacted the lead attorney for the Office of
> Civil Rights for the Department of Education in this sector of the country.
>
> They were and are still totally pissed as the school had just signed an
> agreement for my second OCR complaint two weeks before my exam.  They
> violated the agreement in less than a month.
>
> They are on campus now conducting their third investigation in three years
> and there is not going to be a mediated agreement this time.  I was even
> advised that I still have the right to sue in Civil court.
>
> If I did not have the technical background I have, I would be one of the
> many students that fail due to inaccessibility or quit because of the
> stress.
>
> PS-  The Disability Services Coordinator was amazed when I showed her a
> signing guide.  She had never seen one.  She also did not know what
> Orientation and Mobility meant!
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Andy B. via
> nfbcs
> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2016 3:17 PM
> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Andy B. <sonfire11 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews
>
> What kind of accessibility problems do you have? The last I understood, I am
> the first blind person in the history of my school to graduate with a B.S.
> in application development, and the first to enroll in a M.S. in IT:
> software design.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Martin, Vincent F
> via nfbcs
> Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2016 12:03 PM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Martin, Vincent F <vincent.martin at gatech.edu>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews
>
> My current foray into my PhD program has been a venerable accessibility
> nightmare.  I am the first totally blind graduate and blind student in the
> entire history of Georgia Tech.  I have had every accessibility issue you
> can imagine, but I intend to always be going back to school!  This is my
> fifth different degree and the more I learn, the more I realize how much I
> don't know and what I might need to learn.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of david hertweck
> via nfbcs
> Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2016 9:58 AM
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> Cc: david hertweck <david.hertweck at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews
>
> "never intend to go back to school again, "
> You should re-think  this statement.  Even if it is not a formal class to
> stay violable as an employee in the CS field you must keep learning.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amanda Lacy via nfbcs
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 3:48 PM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Cc: Amanda Lacy
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews
>
> I'm specifically preparing for an online coding assessment on Monday and I'd
> like to refresh my memory and practice a little. Going back to community
> college is overkill and would introduce more accessibility problems. I know
> because I've been there. I just graduated from UT Austin and never intend to
> go back to school again, unless it's an online course that I already know is
> accessible.
>
> On 9/30/16, Andy B. via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I have never been asked questions about coding during an interview.
>> Instead,
>> the questions ranged from situational to problem solving in the social
>> context to personality questions. The interviewer would usually ask
>> questions about future goals, leadership skills, successful and
>> unsuccessful projects, and how you perceive yourself in conflict. Some
>> sample
>> questions:
>>
>> 1. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
>> 2. When you failed to meet a deadline, how did you handle the problem
>> with group members?
>> 3. Tell me about a conflict between you and a supervisor. How did you
>> resolve the problem?
>> 4. Tell me about a time when you used [insert technology]. What kind
>> of problems did you solve?
>> 5. What attracted you to [insert company name].
>> 6. What are the pros and cons of [insert programming language].
>>
>> Try telling a short story to answer the questions.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amanda Lacy
>> via nfbcs
>> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 3:00 PM
>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Amanda Lacy <lacy925 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews
>>
>> How do y'all prepare for coding interviews?
>>
>> I first tried reading Cracking the Coding Interview, but I can only
>> find that book in PDF, and it mangles pretty badly when converted to
>> plain text.
>>
>> I then tried solving challenges on HackerRank, but I have several
>> problems with that website. For example, some challenges give me
>> incomplete instructions. One has an empty bullet list under
>> constraints, so I don't know what they are.
>>
>> I need to refresh my memory on data structures and practice solving
>> problems without worrying about accessibility.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Amanda
>>
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