Interviews

Programming Interviews Exposed Part 2 — Algorithms Interviewers Expect You to Recognize Continuing my notes from Programming Interviews Exposed (3rd Edition). Part 2 is about algorithms — not as academic topics, but as patterns interviewers expect you to recognize quickly. Once you stop seeing problems as unique and start seeing patterns, interviews change completely. 1️⃣ Big-O The question behind every question If you don’t understand Big-O, your solution is never finished. ...

Programming Interviews Exposed Part 1 — Data Structures That Decide Your Result I’m rereading Programming Interviews Exposed (3rd Edition) — and it’s a strong reminder that interviews are rarely about “clever tricks”. They’re about: Fundamentals Clear thinking How you explain your logic under pressure This is Part 1 of a short series where I’m sharing what actually matters in Data Structures — without overcomplicating it. 1️⃣ Arrays & Strings Simple… until they’re not ...