I’ve become frustrated at the time it takes me to solve some coding problems while practicing for the coding interview. I’ve spent as much as 2 hours on a single problem. A typical coding interview question should take approximately 40 minutes to complete from initial explanation to…
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For doing daily programming problems, I started using this Algorithm Design Canvas created by HiredInTech. Their methodical process is really good. Check it out. By the way, their design canvas is the starting point for the Coding Question Practice section on Coding Interview University. This is…
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Large whiteboards are expensive. For the do-it-yourself type, you can pick up a wall panel at your local home improvement store. Just look for “melamine wall panel”. It’s a very inexpensive, large board meant to be a wall panel for areas with high humidity, like laundry…
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Well, it’s taken many months to get to this point, because I had a lot to learn. With no formal computer science training and not knowing the difference between a heap (data structure) and a heap (dynamic memory allocation), it took much longer than I expected to get this far. Now on to doing…
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Today we introduce Medizzle, a medically-focused social network that connects doctors and patients, and matches up users using a whiz-bang algorithm so that they can find each other more easily and share experiences and questions about their medical conditions. I interview Dr. C. Layne Fontenot,…
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Today we feature an interview with the founders of KnowEm, a rapidly-growing startup that has found great success without venture capital or outside funding. KnowEm is a brand protection service that allows you to create your brand’s user account on 300 popular social media sites and will…
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Our first Startup Next Door interview features Earndit and its founders, Andres Moran and Harry Kautzman II. Earndit is a site that rewards you for exercising – specifically runs, walks, jogging, and bicycling. Here’s a listing of current rewards. ▶ 0:00 …
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