#19 in the ranking · technical · 2008
Cracking the Coding Interview
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Peak: 10 mentions in 2021
Mentions per year: 2007: 0; 2008: 0; 2009: 0; 2010: 0; 2011: 2; 2012: 0; 2013: 5; 2014: 1; 2015: 9; 2016: 8; 2017: 6; 2018: 5; 2019: 5; 2020: 6; 2021: 10; 2022: 2; 2023: 3; 2024: 0; 2025: 7; 2026: 1.
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Personally I found it more complete than the usually recommended "Cracking the Coding Interview" while being equally approachable.
Hacker News · 2021 · in “Ask HN: Looking for a book on algorithms and data structures” · see comment ↗
If you want to work for Microsoft or Google, while you likely can't get away with using your employers's $2K, the best books to read are Cracking the Coding Interview and Elements of Programming Interviews.
Hacker News · 2015 · in “Ask HN: I have $2k for books, training and confs. What should I spend it on?” · see comment ↗
The recommended preparation for them was the book I mentioned (Cracking the Coding Interview).
Hacker News · 2023 · see comment ↗
This isn't specifically related to java, but "Cracking the Coding Interview" by Career Cup people might be a good option as far as the interview is concerned...
Stack Exchange · 2011 · in “What is the best book to prepare for a Java interview?” · by c0da · CC BY-SA 3.0 · see comment ↗
| 9 | Cracking the Coding Interview | Gayle Laakmann McDowell | 25 | 8,8 |
TabNews · 2026 · in “Os 15 livros mais recomendados para devs segundo 100 fontes.” · see comment ↗
Considere estudar livros como "Elements of Programming Interviews" ou "Cracking the Coding Interview".
TabNews · 2023 · see comment ↗