Process
Informal phone interview about my current work.
The interview was nice and took around 20 minutes.
After that, she asked several language-specific questions (e.g., Java), followed by basic algorithm / data structure questions.
Questions
What is your favorite programming language?
To compare two Java objects, we need to override two methods: equals and hashCode.
Which type of memory does the GC clean?
- Strong
- Soft
- Weak
- Phantom
Time complexity of some different structures and operations.
Some questions about DFS and BFS using stacks and queues.
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