Meta E4 Phone Screen

• For the first question, the candidate spent a bit too much time explaining their code, which limited the time available for the second question.
• The candidate recognized the second question as a quickselect problem but could only recall the concept and not the actual implementation. In response to the time pressure, they opted for a heap solution, which the interviewer seemed satisfied with.
• The interviewer asked follow-up questions regarding optimizations to the heap to avoid worst-case scenarios.

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