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by soham 10y ago
Because nobody saw the massive growth coming, and now it's too late. Programming (which is different from CS, but is often mixed) is very accessible to learn (all you need is a computer and Internet), because of which it grew very fast
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Infinite Monkey Theorem(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by soham 10y ago|0 comments
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by soham 10y ago
Thank you for sharing your method with us. It worked for you and should work for others. I'd however like to point out, certain assumptions baked into this, before anyone starts to follow it: >>. Make a list of companies that I w
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by soham 10y ago
Your frustration is justified. However, there is no flawless interview process. You could try and read this for more context: http://www.gayle.com/blog/2015/6/10/developer-interviews-are... Having been o
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by soham 10y ago
Sorry I was not very precise there. Exact question is to merge K sorted arrays, size N each. A natural extension of that problem, is to have K streams. First part can be solved with an extension of O(n+m) solution you proposed, but when it
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by soham 10y ago
Interesting and valid points. I have some things to add. Disclaimer first: I'm a technical interview coach. We run http://InterviewKickstart.com , which provides structured and intense group programs for early and mid-career
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by soham 10y ago
I haven't read enough about the case, but I have to say, this comment is so well written. Excellent expression. Thank you.
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Students are demanding the facts about coding bootcamps(techcrunch.com)
3 points by soham 10y ago|1 comments
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by soham 10y ago
[Disclaimer: I run http://Interviewkickstart.com , which helps candidates suck less at technical interviewing.] I have conducted countless technical interviews in my lifetime. I agree with the author; it's very difficult to
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by soham 10y ago
In California, the Bureau of Private PostSecondary education is coming to implement transparency standards in a big way. In the next year or two, you will see several bootcamps forced to be more transparent via approval to operate, or be fo
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by soham 10y ago
Hi Dan, I apologize for this impulsive post. I am not able to modify the title anymore. Do you mind taking it down or editing it?
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Economist Who Won a Nobel Prize Thinks Owning a Home Is a Bad Investment (2013)(citylab.com)
21 points by soham 10y ago|36 comments
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by soham 10y ago
Interview Kickstart | Sunnyvale, CA | Part Time | REMOTE http://InterviewKickstart.com We're a hyper focused bootcamp on coding interview preparation. We're looking for practicing engineers who can teach core Computer
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by soham 10y ago
[Disclaimer: I run http://InterviewKickstart.com . It's a hyper-focused bootcamp on coding interview prep] Probably one of the biggest mistakes developers make, is to treat coding interviews like they are standardized tests
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by soham 10y ago
Folks, I have no idea why this post was downvoted. I have some karma to lose, but it'd be very helpful if the downvoters showed the courtesy to explain their action. I'd love to improve the post.
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by soham 10y ago
Thanks! :-) There already are a few mobile apps for this e.g. coderust, Job Bytes etc. In fact, there are many excellent resources out there viz. books and websites. Existence and availability of material is not a problem and will never be
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by soham 10y ago
Amen. I'm one of those. I understand the intent of this article. It's however unfortunate that the author has not come across enough success stories. Here is mine, which is arguably very small, but came out of exactly the same sit
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by soham 10y ago
Check HackerRank. They have an initiative where several companies post screens, and if you clear them, they move you to further rounds.
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by soham 10y ago
I am biased, but this is a question that we ask everyday to ourselves: http://interviewkickstart.com . We don't think interviews can truly be gamed though. They are much like a date, where often the person's true person
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by soham 10y ago
Context and disclaimer: I run a bootcamp for technical interview prep: http://InterviewKickstart.com . Your frustration is understandable. But you also have to ask and understand how our industry has come to this point. There ar
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by soham 10y ago
Context and disclaimer: I run an intense and successful bootcamp focused on preparing for Tech interviews. A 100+ people from all over the world have prepped with us since we started a year and a half ago. http://interviewkicksta
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by soham 10y ago
" This is certainly a skill that takes time to develop, and if you're concerned with hiring the best, don't you think this is a decent heuristic to throw in with a bunch of others?" It's an excellent heuristic. It
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by soham 10y ago
Have you tried some of the recent recruiting firms? 1. triplebyte.com 2. interviewing.io (disclaimer: investor) 3. hired.com 4. agoodengineer.com (disclaimer: advisor) 5. angel.co (not a recruiting firm, but close enough)
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by soham 10y ago
You're thinking of interviews as standardized tests (exam). To some extent, they are, but overall they are closer to a date , than to an exam. In other words, it's not sufficient that you be good at algorithms. You also need to g
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by soham 11y ago
Always treat interviewing like dating, of-course sans the romance; especially the one with your future manager/tech-lead. How do you tell if the person you're "dating" is crappy/toxic? That judgment is very subjecti
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by soham 11y ago
One would think so, obviously. Most people don't need to work with BSTs on a regular basis. However, once you start practicing, a funny thing happens: assuming you're doing it the right way, with the right mindset, you start to e
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by soham 11y ago
There is only one way to toughen up: Practice. Be it interviews or sports. Be it negotiations or cooking. Practice and practice perfectly. 1. Take mock interviews from experienced engineers Go one topic at a time e.g. Recursion or Trees or
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by soham 11y ago
It is not really possible to cram for these interviews. No matter how much you cram, the process will usually tease out the real you, because a group of people will evaluate you and debate your performance at the end of it. If you got in wi
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Learning machine learning(ben-evans.com)
3 points by soham 11y ago|0 comments
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by soham 11y ago
Or possibly because it's a new concept, which takes more text to describe. More text than what can be included above the fold, and more than what most people read attentively these days. After all, it's an 8-week intensive cours

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