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The Complete Coding Interview Guide in Java

By : Anghel Leonard
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The Complete Coding Interview Guide in Java

By: Anghel Leonard

Overview of this book

Java is one of the most sought-after programming languages in the job market, but cracking the coding interview in this challenging economy might not be easy. This comprehensive guide will help you to tackle various challenges faced in a coding job interview and avoid common interview mistakes, and will ultimately guide you toward landing your job as a Java developer. This book contains two crucial elements of coding interviews - a brief section that will take you through non-technical interview questions, while the more comprehensive part covers over 200 coding interview problems along with their hands-on solutions. This book will help you to develop skills in data structures and algorithms, which technical interviewers look for in a candidate, by solving various problems based on these topics covering a wide range of concepts such as arrays, strings, maps, linked lists, sorting, and searching. You'll find out how to approach a coding interview problem in a structured way that produces faster results. Toward the final chapters, you'll learn to solve tricky questions about concurrency, functional programming, and system scalability. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to solve Java coding problems commonly used in interviews, and will have developed the confidence to secure your Java-centric dream job.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Section 1: The Non-Technical Part of an Interview
7
Section 2: Concepts
12
Section 3: Algorithms and Data Structures
19
Section 4: Bonus – Concurrency and Functional Programming

How much money do you want to make?

This question occurs right at the start (for example, in the non-technical phone screen) or at the end, when the company is ready to prepare an offer for you. When it occurs at the start, it means that whether the interview will continue will be based on your answer. If your expectations are beyond the potential offer, then most probably the interview will stop here. It is wise to postpone a clear answer as much as possible by saying something like, I don't have a clear number in my head. Of course, money is important, but there are other important things as well. Let's see first if my value meets your expectations, and we can negotiate after that. Or, if you must give an answer, then it's better to give a range of salaries. You should know the common salary range for this position (because you've done your homework and you've researched on the internet before the interview), therefore, provide a range that fits your expectations...