In the real world, if I was tasked with "build a distrbuted wikipedia downloader" I wouldn't just start randomly guessing.
I'd get input, feedback, discuss, narrow down options.
Yet for some reason, that's an actual interview question. Start randomly guessing based on your knowledge of something, in a way that you'd never do in a real scenario.
Edit:
I feel like I should do an interview like this. Refuse to explain how to build it, and instead explain the detailed process on how I would successfully build and complete the project. lol
I'd get input, feedback, discuss, narrow down options.
Yet for some reason, that's an actual interview question. Start randomly guessing based on your knowledge of something, in a way that you'd never do in a real scenario.
Edit:
I feel like I should do an interview like this. Refuse to explain how to build it, and instead explain the detailed process on how I would successfully build and complete the project. lol