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> Don't feel too bad nor take it personal. They probably have a lot of applicants, and are looking to grow their team by hiring someone with very specific skills.

> I also applied a few months ago while I was in the middle of my job search. For one, I couldn’t really answer their "favorite syscall question" because I’ve never dealt with syscalls :) so maybe I just wasn't a good fit.

Surely, everyone's favourite syscall is exit()



For what it's worth, exit() is not a syscall, but _exit() often is.




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