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Archives for May 2020

Quora: Solving Problems Repeatedly

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment May 27 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2020

A variation on a popular question:

How many times should I try to solve a problem in online judges? (answer)

I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.

Quora: Are books still useful for coding interview preparation?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment May 20 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2020

Are books still useful for coding interview preparation?

How can I utilize the Cracking the Coding Interview book effectively? (answer)

I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.

Quora: Why do people cheat in competitive programming?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment May 13 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2020

This week, some armchair psychology:

Why do people cheat in competitive programming? (answer)

I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.

Quora: Fermi Interviews

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment May 6 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2020

Programming interviews sometimes include problems that don’t require coding, but use some of the same skills as programming puzzles:

What’s the best approach to answer the Google interview question, “how many golf balls can fit inside a school bus”? (answer)

I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.

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