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How do the algorithms to solve problems encountered in interviews translate into real world solutions?
I have recently finished an undergraduate course in computer science and I am looking for a job. During the search I encountered several interesting (and tough) problems that needed clever algorithms ...
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What is the best way to maintain our programming experiences? [closed]
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how do you remember programming related stuff?
During my work experiences, I always met many kind of blocking problems with different technologies. When I remember the ...
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Flowchart for solving programming problems
I noticed that every developer implements a somewhat different flowchart for solving programming problems.
By flowchart I mean a defined system of techniques that the developer goes through in a ...
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How can a developer evaluate the effectiveness of his workflow?
This question has been on my mind for probably 10 years. Ever since I've started programming for a living. And I've seen multiple discussions about good fit, distractions, being in the zone, etc. But ...
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Is it important for a solution to be an efficient one?
I solve many problems, mostly from Top Coder. I will get answers for many, but most times I end up with an inefficient solution.
In real-world implementations - does it really matter that a solution ...
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Good collection of short code samples in different languages to solve programming problems?
I am interested in learning some new programming languages and looking for the collection of short solutions for programming problems provided in different languages. The optimal format would be:
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Best way to get programmers to ask for help when they get stuck
What is the best way to ensure that programmers ask for help when they get stuck on a problem, rather than spending too much time trying to figure something out when they've hit a wall?
I'm ...
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Is “White-Board-Coding” inappropriate during interviews?
This is a somewhat subjective quesiton but I'd love to hear feedback/opinions from either interviewers/interviewees on the topic.
We split our technical part into 4 parts. Write Code, Read & ...
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Why are assumptions important when defining a puzzle?
in this question OP has presented a site where some puzzle are available. He described the problem about solving them. I was curious is that really so problematic. The first one was really easy, so I ...
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How to effectively (but minimally) *simulate* a distributed computing environment?
I am doing some personal research on Byzantine Faults. I am trying out algorithms from various research papers which present algorithms for consensus in distributed systems like this one. For this i ...
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How can I find the root of confusing problems?
Several times after posting over at Stack Overflow, I have found that the problem I have is somewhat specific, and may have issues rooted elsewhere in my code. These are very difficult to solve with a ...
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How to pay more attention to detail as a developer?
Are there any resources for paying more attention to detail as a software developer? (Especially edge cases, or small mistakes in code, details in the problem description, ramifications for certain ...
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Is thinking out loud during an interview really the best strategy?
In another question I asked recently about best practices for whiteboarding, there was general consensus that thinking out loud while coming up with the answer was the best strategy.
Indeed, long ...
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Improving analysis skills
I am a software engineer with a couple of years of experience. However I feel my problem solving skills need to be improved. To put in crude terms given facts A and fact B I have difficulty in ...
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Importance of algorithms in a telephonic interview
I had taken a telephonic interview and the interviewer has given some problem for which I was supposed to give him the algorithm. Since its was a telephonic interview and I had no paper or pen, so I ...
