Programming Interviews Exposed: Secrets to Landing Your Next Job

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John Wiley & Sons, 2013 - Business & Economics - 301 pages

Get the job you want by gaining the interview skills you need

Landing a great programming job isn't a matter of luck; it's a matter of being prepared for the unique challenges of the technical job search. Programming interviews require a different set of skills than day-to-day programming, so even expert programmers often struggle if they don't know what to expect. This thoroughly revised and expanded third edition teaches you the skills you need to apply your programming expertise to the types of problems most frequently encountered in interviews at top tech companies today. Step-by-step solutions to an extensive set of sample interview questions simulate the interview experience to hone the skills you've learned. After you've worked through this book, you'll approach your interviews with confidence, knowing you can solve any problem that stands between you and the job you really want.

Programming Interviews Exposed:

  • Leads you through the job search process, including the most effective techniques for employing LinkedIn and other social networks
  • Teaches you the techniques you need to solve any interview problem
  • Illustrates the full thought process of application of these techniques to real interview problems with step-by-step solutions
  • Solves each problem with code in C, C++, C# or Java, with emphasis on object-oriented solutions
  • Includes new chapters on sorting and design patterns and new questions on 64-bit computing and secure programming practices

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Contents

Before the Search
2
The Job Application Process
9
Approaches to Programming Problems
19
Linked Lists
31
Trees and Graphs
61
Arrays and Strings
85
Recursion
107
Sorting
125
Design Patterns
167
Databases
177
Graphics and Bit Manipulation
191
Counting Measuring and Ordering Puzzles
207
Graphical and Spatial Puzzles
225
KnowledgeBased Questions
239
Nontechnical Questions
253
APPENDIX Résumés
263

Concurrency y
145
ObjectOriented Programming
159
CONCLUSION
283
INDEX X
285

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