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User-ig2pqJul 24, 2026

Perplexity phone screen, didn't finish in time

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ethanliuJul 24, 2026

same thing happened to me last month, didn't even get past part 2. the time limit on that one is brutal

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User-01lvzJul 24, 2026

yeah i heard it's designed so most people can't finish, not exactly a confidence booster going in

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User-5rzr0Jul 24, 2026

was it the todo list format or the string parsing one with the generator follow up

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rohanverma3Jul 24, 2026

todo list one, dependency tracking with the cascade DFS. never got a generator question

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User-pg2m2Jul 24, 2026

wonder if they'd ever just give people the full hour instead of 45 min for that one

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User-f7xn0Jul 25, 2026

rough, sorry man. at least you know what to expect if you go back for round 2 someday

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