Cracking the Coding Interview

Now in the 5th edition, Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Interview Questions and Answers gives you the interview preparation you need to get the top software developer jobs. This book provides:

• 150 Programming Interview Questions and Solutions: 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.
• Ten Mistakes Candidates Make -- And How to Avoid Them: Don't lose your dream job by making these common mistakes.  Learn what many candidates do wrong, and how to avoid these issues.
• Steps to Prepare for Behavioral and Technical Questions: 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.
• Behind the Scenes at Top Tech Companies: We take you behind the scenes at Facebook, Google, Amazon, Yahoo, Microsoft and Apple to learn what really happens and how decisions get made.

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Cracking the Coding Interview is written by Gayle Laakmann McDowell, who previously worked as a Software Engineer for Google, Microsoft, and Apple. She has interviewed over 150 candidates in the U.S. and abroad and served on Google’s Hiring Committee. Gayle holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Read more.