I


if statements, removing by loop partitioning, 100

immutable strings

in C#, 73

in Java, 72

implicit typing in JavaScript, 73

infinite recursion, 90

information sources on the job market, 3

inheritance

classic example of, 123–124

defined, 122

Inheritance problem, 187–188

inorder traversal of a node, 60

INSERT SQL statement, 133, 137

insertAfter function, writing, 39–40

insertion

in BSTs, 58

in a linked list, 36

integers

accessing bytes of, 154

binary search on a sorted array of, 92–95

comparing without using comparative operators, 16

converting a signal back into, 85–88

Integer/String Conversion problem, 83–88

integer-to-string routine, 85–88

integrity of data stored in a database, 135

interactivity in the interview, 17

interfaces

default implementation of, 126

defined, 125

as encapsulators, 125

mitigating the restriction of single inheritance, 129

Interfaces and Abstract Classes problem, 125–126

internships, value of, 5

interview database problems, 132–133

interview problems

with less-obvious special-case solutions, 82

steps in solving, 18–19

interview process, stages of, 9–11

interviewers, collecting business cards from, 12

irrelevant items, on a resume, 209

IS NOT NULL syntax with SELECT, 141

IS NULL syntax with SELECT, 141

isolation of database transactions, 136

iterative algorithms

as often easy to write, 91

replacing recursions, 63

iterative alternative to a recursive algorithm, 103–105

iterative analog of the recursive binary search, 94–95

iterative implementation of the lowest common ancestor traversal, 66

iterative routines, using looping constructs, 91

iterative solutions, as usually more efficient than recursive solutions, 91




Programming Interviews Exposed. Secrets to Landing Your Next Job
Programming Interviews Exposed: Secrets to Landing Your Next Job, 2nd Edition (Programmer to Programmer)
ISBN: 047012167X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 94

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