Decode the Coding Interview in C++: Real-World Examples

The ultimate guide to coding interviews in C++. Developed by FAANG engineers, practice with real-world examples and get interview-ready in just a few hours. Battle-tested and proven.

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389 Lessons

18h

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The ultimate guide to coding interviews in C++. Developed by FAANG engineers, practice with real-world examples and get interview-ready in just a few hours. Battle-tested and proven.

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This course includes

194 Playgrounds

195 Challenges

This course includes

194 Playgrounds

195 Challenges

Course Overview

Preparing for coding interviews has become a daunting task. Trying to solve enough practice questions and remember solutions can feel impossible. Fortunately, the best way to be successful in the coding interview is not to just grind through problems. The best way is to develop the skills to break down a new problem and deploy the right tools to come up with a solution. That’s why in this course, you’ll prepare for coding interviews by tackling real world problems faced by tech companies. When you solve r...Show More

What You'll Learn

Get hands on practice in preparing for coding interviews by tackling real world problem.

Prepare for interviews by solving the frequently asked coding question at companies like FAANG.

Perform an in-depth analysis of commonly asked coding interview problems.

Learn to map real-world problems to actual interview questions.

What You'll Learn

Get hands on practice in preparing for coding interviews by tackling real world problem.

Course Content

✨Getting Started

Get familiar with solving real-world coding problems and enhancing interview problem-solving skills.

Course Overview

Who Should Take This Course?

Netflix

Unpack the core of enhancing Netflix’s user experience through advanced algorithms and features.

Google Calendar

Take a closer look at developing essential Google Calendar features and scheduling algorithms.

Project Description for Google Calendar

Feature #1: Find Meeting Rooms

Feature #2: Show Busy Schedule

Feature #3: Check if Meeting is Possible

Feature #4: Schedule a New Meeting

Feature #5: Find Common Meeting Times

Feature #6: Find Two Sets of Consecutive Days

Feature #7: Longest Busy Period

What Did We Learn?

DIY: Find Interval Sets

DIY: Merge Intervals

DIY: My Calendar

DIY: Insert Interval

DIY: Interval Lists Intersection

DIY: Employee Free Time

DIY: Find Two Non-Overlapping Subarrays Each with Target Sum

DIY: Longest Consecutive Sequence

Stock Scraper

13 Lessons

Tackle building a stock scraper by traversing DOM trees, finding stock data, and calculating profits.

UBER

18 Lessons

Master the steps to solve Uber's coding challenges, optimizing driver allocation, paths, fares, and ridesharing.

Amazon

34 Lessons

Get familiar with features and algorithms to enhance Amazon's shopping and logistics systems.

Zoom

12 Lessons

Get started with implementing and optimizing key Zoom features for coding interviews.

10.

Plagiarism Checker

6 Lessons

Work your way through building and enhancing a powerful C++ plagiarism checker.

11.

Network

27 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of network challenges, focusing on data propagation, routing, and optimization.

12.

Cyber Security

12 Lessons

Take a closer look at developing encryption schemes, message integrity, and validating data authenticity.

13.

Operating System

35 Lessons

Analyze Operating System concepts and implement process scheduling, memory management, file handling, and concurrency.

14.

Language Compiler

22 Lessons

Master the steps to build a C++ compiler addressing comment removal, expression evaluation, loop unrolling, optimization, and more.

15.

Boggle

6 Lessons

Learn how to use Boggle grid searches, optimize word-finding, and apply backtracking strategies.

16.

Scrabble 2.0

6 Lessons

Get started with designing an efficient, digital Scrabble game, emphasizing graph theory and algorithmic problem-solving for transformations.

17.

Game

9 Lessons

Examine the implementation of game features, enhancing problem-solving skills for coding interviews.

18.

Stocks

19 Lessons

Break down the steps to enhance stock trading with price validation, settlement, milestones, and prediction.

20.

Cellular Operator(AT&T)

20 Lessons

Follow the process of optimizing cellular network functions, from signal analysis to user capacity.

21.

Twitter

17 Lessons

Master the steps to develop key features for Twitter, including APIs, modules, and recommendation systems.

22.

Trees

8 Lessons

Sharpen your skills in essential binary tree operations, including inversion, traversal, and transformation techniques.

23.

Miscellaneous

14 Lessons

Unpack the core of solving complex algorithmic problems, from paths and matrices to games.

24.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Explore future steps, additional courses, and resources to advance your career aspirations.

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Front-end Developer

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Anthony Walker

@_webarchitect_

Evan Dunbar

ML Engineer

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