- fork repo at http://github.com/alex-wap/interview-q
- clone repo on your computer
git clone http://github.com/your-username/interview-q - cd into folder
cd interview-q - create branch
git checkout -b branch-name - create folder and markdown file (use same name for both)
- add link to markdown file to List of Problems
git add .,git commit -m "problem name",git push origin branch-name- go to your forked repo on github and click
New pull request - more github tips
- Write down your input and output for the problem
- What is your input?
- What is your output?
- Clarify assumptions
- "I assume this is allowed"
- "I assume this is happening"
- Consider edge cases (this gives you extra time to decide your approach):
- empty
- one element
- two elements
- negative index
- correct loops
- null input?
- unexpected input?
- Choose a data structure to solve the program (confirm with your interviewer):
- Linked List
- Stack
- Queue
- Tree
- Binary Tree
- Binary Search Tree
- Trie
- Heap
- Hash Map
- Graph
- Psudeo code
- List out edge cases on the side
- Write code
- Plan for early termination (in if statement)
- Test code (for general and edge cases)