Chapter 5: How to Approach a Coding Challenge

This chapter covers technical quizzes and coding challenges, which are commonly used in technical interviews.

The coding challenge is the most important part of an interview. This part can consist of a single session or multiple sessions. Some companies prefer to split the technical interview into two parts: the first part consists of a technical quiz, while the second part consists of one or more coding challenges. In this chapter, we'll tackle these two topics in detail:

  • Technical quiz
  • Coding challenge

By the end of this chapter, you should be able to sketch a plan of your own to approach the technical interview. You'll know how to deal with the key moments during the interview, what the interviewer ...

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