Last week I had a phone interview with Microsoft for a new grad SWE. \n\nI was asked: \n * Explain Recursion\n * Requirements for Good Code\n * Good Code vs Best Code\n * Challenging project that I worked on, technical details \n * Why Microsoft\n\nPuzzle:\nYou have 9 balls. One of them is defective and weighs less than others. You have a scale to measure balls against each other. Using the scale only twice how do you find the defective one?

Last week I had a phone interview with Microsoft for a new grad SWE. \n\nI was asked: \n * Explain Recursion\n * Requirements for Good Code\n * Good Code vs Bes