alt Hacker News> you also understand what the point of the interview is
Exactly, it's also a test of ability to conform. Especially useful to weed out rogue behavior picked up in startups.
> you also understand what the point of the interview is
Exactly, it's also a test of ability to conform. Especially useful to weed out rogue behavior picked up in startups.
No, the point was to demonstrate how you’d design a complex system.
If a valid answer was “just use Postgres” then it just wasn’t a very good interview question.
In real life, the answer almost certainly would be “just use Postgres” and everyone would be happy.