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From the description: "Pick from an expanding library of more than 150 questions, code and submit your solution to see if you have solved it correctly" the Proj
by jschulenklopper 12y ago
From the description: "Pick from an expanding library of more than 150 questions, code and submit your solution to see if you have solved it correctly" the Project Euler site tops that number with a similar proposition. Project Euler has almost 500 problems at https://projecteuler.net/ https://projecteuler.net/.
OK, perhaps it is more targeted to the mathematically inclined, instead towards engineers on their route to a technical coding interview. Nevertheless it has a very interesting set of (challenging) problems, and I see a number of similar problems at LeetCode.
Project Euler is also a great environment for trying out new programming languages, as the code is not part of the submission. As long as you come up with the correct answer (which is always a number), Project Euler considers it solved. You might solve the problem with C, Python, ACL, Ruby, pen-and-paper, Ada, Mathematica, Wikipedia... Euler doesn't care. So, sometimes I solve some problems multiple times, just to try different concepts or algorithms in other languages.
(By the way, the title "Software engineering interview questions" is a little broad. It is a set of (mainly mathematical) problems that may be solved by writing some code, but it doesn't address other relevant software engineering experience/aspects.)
- sfbushstreet 12y agoThe original title was not "Software engineering interview questions" ... Administrator of hacker news changed it ...
- sfbushstreet 12y agoThe original one was like "Most engineering interview questions of hot companies". My point was, very few companies are innovative for recruiting. Interview questions can be practiced, which only test a small subset of skills for software engineer position.
- jschulenklopper 12y agoWell, I can see the reasons for a title change then; the page does not really explain the claim in the original title. It is an interesting collection of problems applicable for a coding interview -- which is not the same as "most interview questions" -- and it doesn't mention the companies (hot or not) that asked them. Nevertheless, it's a good find and a relevant submission to HN.
- neski 12y agoSomewhat a different approach here, devdraft.com. Just heard about it.
- jschulenklopper 12y agoOK, the administrator could have been a little more precise then. Unfortunately the LeetCode page also does not contain a clear title for the page, which make the administrator's job harder. Changing the title on HN is probably done after a quick one-time impression at the site. (I don't think that we can see the original title as posted to HN?)
- jschulenklopper 12y agoOh, forgot to add that after a hack in June and a period of limited functionality, Project Euler seems to be fully operational again since end of September. New progress can be registered again, and solution history has been restored (if you remembered your account). Happy for them, and for the community.