Coding Interview Crash Course

Trying to get in at one of the top tech companies in the world? If so, I have 5 hours of video for you, spread over 18 lessons. You'll learn the strategies and techniques your peers use to get in and get paid a lot of money.

We'll start out by getting our heads in the right place: interviewing can actually be fun! Not only that, you meet some interesting people whom you'll likely cross paths with later in your career, and be introduced to (possibly) some very interesting companies. We'll then dig in and start reviewing and practicing, and we'll wind things up with Mr. Jon Skeet himself, who interviews people regularly for Google.

Review

Review: Big-O Notation

It's a thing you'll need to know if you plan to get through any interview. It's actually quite useful and in this post I'll hopefully make the case that's it's simple as well.

Review: Data Structures

Let’s review data structures! It’s fun and exciting! In this section you’ll review and then build your very own data structures along with me! I’ll be using JavaScript to code mine, but feel free to use whatever language you like.
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Review: Algorithms and Strategies

Now the fun starts! We have our data structures and now we need to focus on the algorithms we’re likely to be asked about in an interview. But that’s not enough! What you really need to do is to be able to tease out the strategy that you’ll need to use in combination with your data structures and algorithms. That will help you answer almost any interview question.
17:58

Prep

Your Interview Mindset

You're not going to make it through this section unless you have the right frame of mind. Simply wanting a job isn't enough - you need to calm yourself and focus.
06:05

Getting Past the Screener

Before you get to the white board you'll likely have to pass an introductory screening interview - a short call (or in person meeting) to suss out what you know.

Databases: How Would You Implement...?

Screener questions tend to have a bit more broad and, typically, based on your experience... sometimes not. Think about how you would answer this one about databases.

JavaScript: What Time Is It?

Sometimes a potential interviewer will 'cosplay' with you - pretending that you work at the company and seeing how you might solve one of their realworld problems.

Understanding the Mechanics of The Interview Question

Don't hate me... and PLEASE don't skip this video. Let's walk through Fibonacci together as a way of understanding how interviewers will flex and extend a single question to dig into your brain.
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