Category Archives: Intervew Questions
Interview Questions, Reversing a Linked List
I found out yesterday that during an interview process, the interviewer gave candidates 20 min. to solve the reversing a linked list problem. Personally, I can’t believe that it would … Continue reading
Dynamic Problem Solution in Scala
First of all, thanks Ittay for your comment, it helped me to formulate a solution. I’m not exactly happy about this solution and still think there’s a better way for … Continue reading
Solution in Scala to the Previous Post
My previous solution in terms of Scala was being hamstrung by the type system, sorta. I’m a big fan of Hindley-Milner type inference and Scala lacks a complete implementation. It … Continue reading
Interview Questions
Hacker News had a nice link the other day to some dynamic programming practice problems. I think they’re fair game for an interview question. Personally, I wouldn’t remember everything from … Continue reading
Interview Questions
So I read a post on Hacker News that someone’s favorite C++ question was to explain the usage of the keyword “virtual.” That’s pretty easy to answer and I’m fairly … Continue reading
The Real solution to the last question
Hat tip Roger Pate. Taken from the poster spong, in answer to the question: size_t get_num_of_ints( const int* arr, size_t r, int N, size_t* first ){ std::pair<const int … Continue reading
Let Me Reprise That
Why did I use template meta-programming in the last solution? That solution would only have made sense had I been able to assume a Boost::Array wherein the function would have … Continue reading
Interview Questions
There’s a post on StackOverflow dealing with a C++ interview question and the OP’s answer. Unlike many candidates he’s actually trying to understand why his code was deemed sub-optimal. Fantastic! … Continue reading
