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Let's talk about strings. Suppose you're given two strings, text and pattern. Your task is to implement a function that efficiently determines if the pattern is a subsequence of the text. A subsequence is a sequence that can be derived from another sequence by deleting some or no elements without changing the order of the remaining elements. For example, ace is a subsequence of abcde, but aec is not. Your function should return true if the pattern is a subsequence of the text, and false otherwise. Example 1: text = abcde pattern = ace Output: true Example 2: text = abcde pattern = aec Output: false Example 3: text = abcde pattern = Output: true (An empty string is always a subsequence) Example 4: text = pattern = abc Output: false (A non-empty string cannot be a subsequence of an empty string) Consider edge cases such as empty strings and differing lengths. Discuss the time and space complexity of your solution. Aim for an optimal solution.

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Design a System for Real-Time Twitter Trending Topics Let's design a system to identify trending topics on Twitter in real-time. Consider the following: Data Ingestion: How would you ingest the massive stream of tweets from Twitter? Processing: How would you process the tweets to extract relevant information (e.g., hashtags, keywords)? Trending Detection: How would you identify trending topics based on the processed data? What algorithms or techniques would you use? Scalability: How would you design the system to handle a large volume of tweets and users? Storage: What storage solutions would you use to store the tweets and trending topics? Consider both short-term and long-term storage. Network Requirements: Estimate the network bandwidth required for data ingestion and processing. Performance Optimization: How would you optimize the system for low latency and high throughput? For example, assume that Twitter generates 500 million tweets per day. Design a system that can identify trending topics within a few minutes, considering the computational resources, storage, and network bandwidth needed.

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Tell me about a time when you had to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Please provide specific details about the situation, including the parties involved, the nature of the confidential information, and the purpose of the NDA. Describe the scope of the agreement, including what was covered and any limitations. Explain your responsibilities under the NDA and how you ensured compliance with its terms. What steps did you take to protect the confidential information? Did you face any challenges in complying with the NDA, and if so, how did you overcome them? Share any lessons you learned from this experience regarding confidentiality and intellectual property protection. For example, imagine you were working on a sensitive project involving a new product or technology. You had to sign an NDA with a third-party vendor or partner to share certain confidential details. What were the key terms of the NDA, and how did you ensure that you and your team adhered to them? Or, describe a situation where you left a previous company and signed an NDA regarding trade secrets and customer information. How did you navigate your subsequent work to avoid any potential conflicts or violations of the NDA?