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Given a string of words and a maxWidth, write a method that inserts new lines where appropriate to perform a word-wrap. (Wrap on word boundaries, assume " " is fine). Now, how does your implementation handle string with multiple spaces between words ... Are those extra spaces lost or preserved?
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Senior Software Engineer

Interviewed at Apple

4.2★
Nov 24, 2014

Given a string of words and a maxWidth, write a method that inserts new lines where appropriate to perform a word-wrap. (Wrap on word boundaries, assume " " is fine). Now, how does your implementation handle string with multiple spaces between words ... Are those extra spaces lost or preserved?

First Round - Working of Hashmap, ArrayList Linked List, Java Basic questions Second Round - Coding Exercise - implement SecurityDataServices - Objective 1 1) SecurityServiceImpl - methods a)addSecurity(Security s) b)recordTick(long secID, Tick t), c)getPrice(Security s) d) getHistoricalPrice(Security S, TimeStamp asOfNow) 2)SecurityImpl - methods 1) getSecId() 2)getListTicks() 3)getCurrentPrice() 4)recordTick() 3) Tick Impl - methods 1) getPrice(), 2) getTimeStamp() Implement all these classes in 1.5 hr, Use multithreading, I used ConcurrentHashMap and CopyonwriteArraylist use atomic operations like putifAbsent() CodeReview questions - explain the flow of written code, explain java locks, write it using lambda expression, rewrite the code using locks 3rd round - behavioural questions - why do you want to join Sapient? extra activities apart from work? any technology that you follow?
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Senior Java Developer

Interviewed at Publicis Sapient

3.4★
Feb 1, 2018

First Round - Working of Hashmap, ArrayList Linked List, Java Basic questions Second Round - Coding Exercise - implement SecurityDataServices - Objective 1 1) SecurityServiceImpl - methods a)addSecurity(Security s) b)recordTick(long secID, Tick t), c)getPrice(Security s) d) getHistoricalPrice(Security S, TimeStamp asOfNow) 2)SecurityImpl - methods 1) getSecId() 2)getListTicks() 3)getCurrentPrice() 4)recordTick() 3) Tick Impl - methods 1) getPrice(), 2) getTimeStamp() Implement all these classes in 1.5 hr, Use multithreading, I used ConcurrentHashMap and CopyonwriteArraylist use atomic operations like putifAbsent() CodeReview questions - explain the flow of written code, explain java locks, write it using lambda expression, rewrite the code using locks 3rd round - behavioural questions - why do you want to join Sapient? extra activities apart from work? any technology that you follow?

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