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Cracking the Coding Interview Book By Gayle Laakmann McDowell Cracking the Coding Interview gives you the interview preparation you need to get the top software developer jobs. This is a deeply technical book that focuses on software engineering skills to help you ace your interview. The book contains interview questions and answers, as well as other advice.

Learn how to uncover the hints and hidden details in a question, break down a problem into manageable chunks, develop techniques to unstick yourself when stuck, learn (or re-learn) core computer science concepts, and practice 189 interview questions and solutions.

These interview questions are real; they are not pulled out of computer science textbooks. They reflect what’s truly being asked of you by top companies so that you can be as prepared as possible. WHAT’S INSIDE?

189 programming interview questions, ranging from the basics to the trickiest algorithm problems.
A walk-through of how to derive each solution, so that you can learn how to get there yourself.
Hints on how to solve each of the 189 questions, just like what you would get in a real interview.
Five proven strategies to tackle algorithm questions, so that you can solve questions you haven’t seen.
Extensive coverage of essential topics, such as big O time, data structures, and core algorithms.
A behind-the-scenes look at how top companies like Google and Facebook hire developers.
Techniques to prepare for and ace the soft side of the interview: behavioral questions.
For interviewers and companies: details on what makes a good interview question and hiring process.

The full list of topics is as follows

The Interview Process
This section offers an overview of how questions are selected and how you will be evaluated. What happens when you get a question wrong? When should you start preparing, and how? What language should you use? All these questions and more are answered.

Behind the Scenes
Learn what happens behind the scenes during your interview, how decisions really get made, who you interview with, and what they ask you. Companies covered include Google, Amazon, Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook.

Special Situations
This section explains the process for experienced candidates, Program Managers, Dev Managers, Testers / SDETs, and more. Learn what your interviewers are looking for and how much code you need to know.

Before the Interview
In order to ace the interview, you first need to get an interview. This section describes what a software engineer’s resume should look like and what you should be doing well before your interview.

Behavioral Preparation
Although most of a software engineering interview will be technical, behavioral questions matter too. This section covers how to prepare for behavioral questions and how to give strong, structured responses.

Technical Questions (Algorithm Approaches)
This section covers how to prepare for technical questions (without wasting your time) and teaches actionable ways to solve the trickiest algorithm problems. It also teaches you what exactly “good coding” is when it comes to an interview.

Programming Questions and Answers
This section forms the bulk of the book. 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. Topics covered include
Arrays and Strings
Linked Lists
Stacks and Queues
Trees and Graphs
Bit Manipulation
Brain Teasers
Mathematics and Probability
Object-Oriented Design
Recursion and Dynamic Programming
Sorting and Searching
Scalability and Memory Limits
Testing
C and C++
Java
Databases
Threads and Locks
For the widest degree of readability, the solutions are almost entirely written with Java (with the exception of C / C++ questions). A link is provided with the book so that you can download, compile, and play with the solutions yourself. and More.

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About The Author

Gayle Laakmann McDowell is the founder and executive director of CareerCup and author of Cracking the PM Interview and Cracking the Tech Career.

His experience is in software development. She has worked as a software engineer at Google, Microsoft, and Apple. At Google, he interviewed hundreds of software engineers and evaluated thousands of hiring packages on the hiring committee. She has a B.S.E. and M.S.E. in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School.

Now consult with technology companies to improve your hiring process and with new companies to prepare them for acquisition interviews.

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