Yup, I was thinking "Pick" as well. BTW, the database part is still alive and in production use. I've been in it for a quarter of a century now. However, the rights and such are owned by the Rocket corporation. I wonder if someone over there will start, legally, what this with extreme prejudice.

Ok, I'm finding it hard to believe this one. Look at where the source is from: https://www.scmp.com/policies-and-standards#ownership/

Look, as someone who acts as the interviewer, this sound whinny to me. If you cannot handle a simple logic flow for a problem, using pseudo code, then I would not recommend you to be hired. Pretty simple.