{"product_id":"098478280x-cracking_the_coding_interview150_programming_questions_and_solutions","title":"Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow in the 5th edition, Cracking the Coding Interview gives you the interview preparation you need to get the top software developer jobs. This is a deeply technical book and focuses on the software engineering skills to ace your interview. The book is over 500 pages and includes \u003cb\u003e150 programming interview questions and answers\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as other advice. \u003cbr\u003eThe full list of topics are as follows:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Interview Process\u003c\/b\u003eThis section offers an overview on questions are selected and how you will be evaluated. What happens when you get a question wrong? When should you start preparing, and how? What language should you use? 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This section describes what a software engineer's resume should look like and what you should be doing well before your interview.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBehavioral Preparation\u003c\/b\u003eAlthough most of a software engineering interview will be technical, behavioral questions matter too. This section covers how to prepare for behavioral questions and how to give strong, structured responses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnical Questions (+ 5 Algorithm Approaches)\u003c\/b\u003eThis section covers how to prepare for technical questions (without wasting your time) and teaches actionable ways to solve the trickiest algorithm problems. It also teaches you what exactly \"good coding\" is when it comes to an interview.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e150 Programming Questions and Answers\u003c\/b\u003eThis section forms the bulk of the book. Each section opens with a discussion of the core knowledge and strategies to tackle this type of question, diving into exactly how you break down and solve it. 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A link is provided with the book so that you can download, compile, and play with the solutions yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChanges from the Fourth Edition: \u003c\/i\u003eThe fifth edition includes over 200 pages of new content, bringing the book from 300 pages to over 500 pages. Major revisions were done to almost every solution, including a number of alternate solutions added. The introductory chapters were massively expanded, as were the opening of each of the chapters under Technical Questions. 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