Data Cleanup · interview question
Another engineer will maintain this code later. What choice helps the most around safe output writes?
Multiple choiceMediumchapter-4-curatedpremiumdata-cleanupsafe-output-writes
Answer and explanation
Correct answer
B. Make the rule obvious in names, flow, and boundaries so the next reader does not have to reverse-engineer your intent.
Why
Maintainability comes from explicit intent. Interviewers notice candidates who think about partially written artifacts and downstream consumers.
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