Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions

More than just technical question examples. First things first: this book helped me get multiple offers, and I recently accepted a job at a top-name developer.My education is in computer science, and I have been writing software for about 10 years, but that's not enough for interviews these days. They will grill you repeatedly with varied problems, and see how you handle the pressure. I picked up this book mid-way through my interview process for a handful of software jobs. While I am confident in my ability to interview well from a personality perspecti. Must Have for Interviewing! Lawrence Aiello I've been a Software Engineer for almost two years, and was looking to make my third career move. I wanted to shoot much higher for a job, and wanted to prepare accordingly. I'm not one of those people who have been programming since age 10 or a natural genius, so I had to practice. A lot.Fortunately, Gayle Laakmann McDowell's "Cracking the Coding Interview" goes a long way towards making the reader feel comfortable with answering technical and behavioral questions that inevitably appear in technical interviews. "Good Book, Good Advise, Good Algorithm Reviews." according to ChinaMarine. I own both her books, this one, and the PM Interview.This one is Great, has many many good pointers for going in to relatively any kind of technical, managerial, or leadership position.Good review of the Algorithms, and good to know what the companies are looking for & expecting you to knowExcept for maybe the guidance on being able to write a complete complex program, without any errors, (logic or syntax) and it being able to run the first time, perfectly I've been doing software 15 years, and another 20 years

I am not here to re-teach you the basics of what a binary search tree is, or how to traverse a linked list. For countless readers, this book has been just what they needed. . I know because I've been asked to do the same thing--in interviews at Google, Microsoft, Apple, and , among other companies.I also know because I've been on the other side of the table, asking candidates to do this. From the AuthorI am not a recruiter. Because while the fundamentals are necessary to land one of the top jobs, they aren't always enough. And as such, I know what it's like to be asked to whip up brilliant algorithms on the spot, and then write flawless code on a whiteboard. You already know such things, and if not, there are plenty of other resources to learn them.This book is here to help you take your understanding of Computer Science fundamentals to the next level, to help you apply those

This is a deeply technical book and focuses on the software engineering skills to ace your interview. This section describes what a software engineer's resume should look like and what you should be doing well before your interview.Behavioral PreparationAlthough most of a software engineering interview will be technical, behavioral questions matter too. In addition, 24 new questions were added.Cracking the Coding Interview, Fifth Edition is the most expansive, detailed guide on how to ace your software development / programming interviews.. Each section opens with a discussion of the core knowledge and strategies to tackle this type of question, diving into exactly how you break down and solve it. Companies covered include Google, , Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook.Special SituationsThis section explains the process for experience candidates, Program Managers, Dev Managers, Testers / SDETs, and more. The book is over 500 pages and includes 150 programming interview questions and answers, as well as other advice. The full list of topics are as follows:The Interview ProcessThis section offers an overview on questions are sele