This is full of very serious answers. I thought this was a rhetorical question to highlight the tendency of software developers to mismanage risk.
I feel like no matter what the answer is, the questioner could just throw another "But what if..." on top of it.
Set a post-it note saying "Water here".
But what if a Black Hat gains access to the coffee machine and moves the sign?
Etc. You can't win unless you know what the questioner wanted to hear. I guess that makes it a good interview question.
I feel like no matter what the answer is, the questioner could just throw another "But what if..." on top of it.
Set a post-it note saying "Water here". But what if a Black Hat gains access to the coffee machine and moves the sign? Etc. You can't win unless you know what the questioner wanted to hear. I guess that makes it a good interview question.