Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.
This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would
I have moved this over to the Tech Interview Cheat Sheet Repo and has been expanded and even has code challenges you can run and practice against!
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| # Updated for Ruby 2.3 | |
| string_t = None | |
| def get_rstring(addr): | |
| s = addr.cast(string_t.pointer()) | |
| if s['basic']['flags'] & (1 << 13): | |
| return s['as']['heap']['ptr'].string() | |
| else: | |
| return s['as']['ary'].string() |
Note: I'm currently taking a break from this course to focus on my studies so I can finally graduate
