|
[Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]
|
Re: [PLUG] OT (but not really): Tough Interview questions
|
Hi all:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 12:37 AM, Mag Gam <magawake@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Since the economy has crippled, I am certain Tech people have been
> > feeling the crunch since most of us are considered costs rather than
> > an assets. For those who have been looking for positions, I am curious
> > what are some tough technical questions you were stumped at and for
> > what position.
> >
> > For instance, I had a client as me over the telephone:
> > What is ELF and how does it differ from other formats? -- Unix related position
* Toby DiPasquale <toby@cbcg.net> [2009-02-11 07:26:12 -0500]:
> Executable and Linking Format. Designed for the "next-gen" UNIX
> executables which allow shared libraries and dynamically loading code
> (a.out format did not allow for that). Other formats of this nature
> are PE (Windows), DWARF (embedded stuff, iPhone) or Mach-O "fat" (Mac
> OS X) binary formats.
OBTW/pedantic: DWARF is not quite in the same class as the others. It's
specifically for debugging info, which rides along in the ELF file itself.
Regards,
--
Mark M. Hoffman
mhoffman@lightlink.com
___________________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
|
|