question like: ArrayList list = new ArrayList(); for (i =0; i < 10000;i++) { list.add(i); } do you see a problem here ? you add to answer that this list is slower than the new List object and there is a danger of mixing different object type in the same list. I didn't event think of that because you are looking for the catch. and it goes on like this the hole interview.
Back End Engineer Interview Questions
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complete a 10 hour take home coding challenge
the qst that i failed to answerwas what can you contribute to the company ?
They are all questions relating to yelps business (review scores, user tracking, etc.)
Explain the following concepts, where are they useful, give examples to each: inheritance vs. containment Unit test MVC Singleton Race condition Mutex DRY TDD
System design for a simple API request, saving data to database, pros and cons of different design decisions.
Open ended conversation about skills and problem solving ability
What is the best thing/decision you have done that you are proud of?
first interview - 2 questions, 1) function that returns if the a string with parentheses, a.k.a "<>(){}{}sadasd" is in the right logical sense. 2) fix some long broken code. second interview- 1. implement string lexicographical compare function. and two other questions , implement functions for code out put , felt like then and resolve operator overload.
They wanted to know why I structured my solution to the at-home coding task the way I did.
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