Everything you need to know to succeed in the programming interview and get the job you want Whether you are a veteran programmer seeking a new position or a whiz kid starting your career, interviewing for a programming job requires special preparation. The interview is likely to consist of an hour-long interactive oral exam in computers, programming, and logic. This helpful guide will give you the tools necessary to breeze through the test and make a lasting impression that will get you a top-dollar offer!
Mongan and Suojanen take you step-by-step through the same problems that they were asked on technical interviews. These veterans use their experience with the technical interview process to prepare you for any situation. With their help, you'll gain critical interviewing skills such as how to ask effective questions, how to best approach a problem, and what to do when you get stuck. Integrated throughout the book are problems
taken from real interviews at top computer companies, followed by an in-depth analysis and explanation of the thought process leading to solutions. By focusing on techniques and not just answers, you'll be able to apply what you learn to the wide variety of problems you will face during an interview. The problems included in this book will challenge your programming skills and help you ace the programming interview! Problem types include:
Programming problems with emphasis on data structures and recursion
Logic puzzles, counting and measuring problems, and spatial reasoning
Knowledge-based problems that cover today's most important technologies
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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Practical Tips for Programming Interviews:
This book contains valuable, practical tips for doing well in programming interviews. It has a well-rounded set of sample questions. These questions aren't exhaustive, but they give you a good idea of what to expect and how to approach problems in an interview setting.
Awesome Book! Must have for everyone preparing for Software Development interviews:
As heard, the best interview preparation book I have ever read. Examples make it much more interesting. Recommended for everyone taking the S/W Development Interviews!
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I got it on time as notified. The book is in good condition when it arrived.
OK but don't rely on this book alone.:
I bought this book primarily for the walk-thrus in puzzle solving and eventually came to the conclusion that it did an OK job but not great one. The solutions are often sub-optimal and overly complicated (sloppy), but the biggest problem I have with the book is that is doesn't really develop generalized and reliable approaches to solving problems. Probably the starkest example of this is in the treatment of recursive routines. It talks a lot about recursive solutions but it doesn't provide much guidance in... more info
