The Version Ranker

A medium Python mock interview question on DataDriven, with an AI interviewer who asks follow-up questions and a hire or no-hire decision at the end.

Domain
Python
Difficulty
medium
Seniority
L3

Interview Prompt

Our release dashboard keeps showing some versions in the wrong order. Given a list of release version strings like '1.2.10' and '1.10.0', return them ordered from the oldest release to the newest.

Summary

Software versions follow their own ordering rules.

How This Interview Works

  1. Read the vague prompt (just like a real interview)
  2. Ask clarifying questions to the AI interviewer
  3. Write and run your Python against test cases
  4. Answer the interviewer's follow-up questions, then get a hire or no-hire decision