The New Edition of Programming Interviews Exposed
We are pleased to announce that the second edition of Programming Interviews Exposed (PIE) is now available for sale from fine bookstores everywhere, including of course Amazon.com. We’ve also created...
View ArticleWhat’s New In Programming Interviews Exposed, 2nd Edition
Even classics like Programming Interviews Exposed need revision. Here’s a brief list of what’s new in the second edition of PIE: Updated code samples. Code samples in the first edition were mostly in...
View ArticleDon’t Diss Your Previous Employers
I’m always surprised to see people dissing their previous employers in public, and it’s not something I recommend you do. I think it paints you in a more negative light than your previous employer....
View ArticleRejected by Google: Now What?
You’ve interviewed at Google (or Facebook, or Amazon, or the hottest new startup) and been rejected. I know what it’s like. My first interviews at Google went well, but I turned down their offer...
View ArticleRock the Technical Interview
On occasion I give a presentation called Rock the Technical Interview, which is all about interviewing. If you’re interested, you can download the presentation from here: Rock the Technical Interview...
View ArticleProgramming Interviews Exposed 3e Now On Sale!
The third edition of Programming Interviews Exposed is now available for sale from Amazon.com and other booksellers. Watch this space for more details…
View ArticleDud Coder Elimination: Why Technical Interviews Matter
This post was originally published on Amazon’s tech.book(store) as a promotional post for Programming Interviews Exposed. I retained the rights to it and am reposting it here. By Eric Giguere To...
View ArticleThe T-Shirt Signal
Occasionally I’m asked what’s the biggest difference between working at Google and working for my previous employer. There are some obvious answers like better compensation, better perks, more...
View ArticleThe 40-Year-Old Loser
Are you sure you want to work for Google? Or Facebook or Twitter or some other biggish company? If you’re in your early twenties, you might want to stop and think about it. Or you could end up a...
View ArticleDuplicate Values in Binary Trees
Every once in a while I get an email from a reader pointing out a possible error in the book. There are definitely some errors in there. But sometimes they aren’t errors, but I treat them as such...
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