GAYLE LAAKMANN
CAREERCUP.COM
CRACKING THE CODING INTERVIEW
Now in the 4
th
edition, Cracking the Coding Interview gives you the interview prepara-
tion you need to get the top software developer jobs. This book provides:
From binary trees to binary search, this list of 150 questions includes the most
common and most useful questions in data structures, algorithms, and knowledge
based questions.
Using these ve approaches to solving algorithm questions, you can conquer
tough interview questions and impress your interviewer.
Don’t lose your dream job by making these common mistakes. Learn what many
candidates do wrong, and how to avoid these issues.
Stop meandering through an endless set of questions, while missing some of the
most important preparation techniques. Follow these steps to more thoroughly
prepare in less time.
Humorous but instructive stories from our interviewers show you how some can-
didates really opped on the most important question - and how you can avoid
doing the same.
founded CareerCup.com in
2005 to provide technical interview coaching
for software engineers. As a Software Engineer
at Microsoft, Apple and Google, she interviewed
over one hundred and twenty applicants in
three countries.
She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in
Computer Science from the University of Penn-
sylvania.
GAYLE LAAKMANN
Founder and CEO, CareerCup.com
150 programming interview questions and solutions
Plus:
• Five proven approaches to solving tough algorithm questions
• Ten mistakes candidates make -- and how to avoid them
• Steps to prepare for behavioral and technical questions
• Interviewer war stories: a view from the interviewer’s side
FOURTH
EDITION
CRACKING THE
C O D I N G
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