Finding a brute force solution
When you work on a new coding interview question, you should start with finding a brute force solution. But how do you even do that?
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3 strategies to skyrocket your productivity while studying for coding interviews
It can be really hard to be productive when studying for coding interviews. And everyone has their own definition of productivity, which doesn’t make it any easier. In this article, you will learn three uber-actionable productivity tips for studying to ace your coding interview.
The one reason you shouldn’t want to work at Google
These days it seems like everyone wants to work at Google. But if this is your reasoning, you may want to rethink your career goals.
10 ways to get unstuck during your coding interview
Do you find yourself getting stuck in your interview? Most people don’t fail interviews because they don’t know the material. They fail because they can’t get unstuck.
How to use Cracking the Coding Interview effectively
Cracking the Coding Interview may be the bible of coding interviews, but are you using it properly? Here’s how to take full advantage of CTCI.
How to be productive while studying for interviews
If you study productively, you can get 10x done in the same amount of time. Or you can learn the same things in 1/10th the time. Here’s how to study productively.
When should I solve a problem using dynamic programming
Dynamic programming is hard enough when you know that you need to use it for a problem. But what if you don’t even know a coding interview question is a dynamic programming problem to begin with?
How to keep making progress while prepping for your coding interviews
Getting stuck is never fun. Especially when you’re working really hard. And yet, I find that this happens to people preparing for coding interviews all the time.
Mock interviews are a waste of time
Everyone always says you need to do mock interviews. But are you spending all this time on mock interviews for your Google interview and not making the progress you need?