Cache Block System Programming

Problem Overview

A system programming problem involving cache blocks with synchronization and concurrency challenges. Candidates must design or implement a cache block system that correctly handles concurrent access — specifically, addressing busy waiting scenarios where threads must wait for a cache block to become available. The core challenge is…

• 1 candidate-reported follow-up — the exact probes interviewers asked, with the trigger for each
• The rest of the problem statement — full requirements, constraints, and edge cases
• Approach and trade-offs — what passing candidates did, and the mistakes that sink people