Cracking the Coding Interview
189 Programming, Questions and Solutions
by Gayle Laakmann McDowell
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appears in Software Engineering, Algorithms, and Software Design.
I am not a recruiter. I am a software engineer. 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. I've been through this as a candidate and as an interviewer.Cracking the Coding Interview, 6th Edition is here to help you through this process, teaching you what yo...
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