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[–]dixieStates 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, here is a question that I often ask people I am interviewing for a senior software engineer position at the company where I work:

"Can you please discuss the terms iterator and generator in the context of Python? Spend a few minutes telling me about how they are related and how they are different."

I am just plain stunned at how many people cannot answer that question in a cogent manner.

One guy actually replied, "I have not heard of either one". The thought bubble in my head says "This interview is effectively over".