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2 days ago
I assume we have to start with the physical action of typing in a url and everything involved in that? Then how the physical keyboard works? Then how the OS handles the input from the keyboard? Then…
2 days ago
I assume we have to start with the physical action of typing in a url and everything involved in that? Then how the physical keyboard works? Then how the OS handles the input from the keyboard? Then…
For a relatively in-depth take on this question: https://github.com/alex/what-happens-when
too outdated. even at the time of last commit (3y ago), lots is missing.
I mean yeah, it doesn't even touch what is happening inside your body in order to actually press those buttons. Or what forces are being converted and how they affect the surroundings.
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That's the beauty... Sometimes too much detail can be distracting, so knowing what to mention/omit is part of it too.
As CTO for multiple companies and hiring across multiple competencies for 10 years... This is the question that keeps on giving!
> too much detail can be distracting
I don't get it. You ask for excruciating detail. But you want candidates to intuit what to leave out? Eh?
You guide them a little. No point spending most of an hour describing keyboard technology.
Consider, do you type or paste the url? With or wothout http/s? Or www? Does it matter? What if you typo wwww.domain.com?
And what do you mean physical keyboard, the virtual one on my phone works fine ;) (also preconceived notions)
Which branch, physical or virtual. How does the virtual one work?