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@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ sometimes word-for-word in Google's coaching notes.
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- [About Google](#about-google)
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- [About Video Resources](#about-video-resources)
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- [Interview Process & General Interview Prep](#interview-process--general-interview-prep)
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+- [Pick One Language for the Interview](#pick-one-language-for-the-interview)
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- [Prerequisite Knowledge](#prerequisite-knowledge)
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- [The Daily Plan](#the-daily-plan)
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- [Algorithmic complexity / Big-O / Asymptotic analysis](#algorithmic-complexity--big-o--asymptotic-analysis)
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@@ -210,9 +211,9 @@ from public sources and replacing the online course videos over time. I like usi
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- [ ] [Failing at Google Interviews](http://alexbowe.com/failing-at-google-interviews/)
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-## Prerequisite Knowledge
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+## Pick One Language for the Interview
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-This short section were prerequisites/interesting info I wanted to learn before getting started on the daily plan.
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+I wrote this short article about it: [Important: Pick One Language for the Google Interview](https://googleyasheck.com/important-pick-one-language-for-the-google-interview/)
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You can use a language you are comfortable in to do the coding part of the interview, but for Google, these are solid choices:
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- Java
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- Python
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-You need to be very comfortable in the language, and be knowledgeable. Read more (rescued from the lost web):
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- - https://web.archive.org/web/20160204193730/http://blog.codingforinterviews.com/best-programming-language-jobs/
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+You could also use these, but read around first. There may be caveats:
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+- JavaScript
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+- Ruby
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+You need to be very comfortable in the language, and be knowledgeable.
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+Read more about choices:
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+- http://www.byte-by-byte.com/choose-the-right-language-for-your-coding-interview/
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+- http://blog.codingforinterviews.com/best-programming-language-jobs/
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+- https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-language-to-program-in-for-an-in-person-Google-interview
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+[See language resources here](programming-language-resources.md)
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You'll see some C, C++, and Python learning included below, because I'm learning. There are a few books involved, see the bottom.
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+## Prerequisite Knowledge
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- [ ] **How computers process a program:**
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- [ ] [How does CPU execute program (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42KTvGYQYnA)
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- [ ] [Machine Code Instructions (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv2XQgpbTNE)
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- [ ] **Computer Arch Intro:**
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(first video only - interesting but not required) [Introduction and Basics - Carnegie Mellon - Computer Architecture](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLP_X4wyHbY&list=PL5PHm2jkkXmi5CxxI7b3JCL1TWybTDtKq&index=1)
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-- [ ] **C**
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- - [ ] [ANSI C Cheat Sheet](https://github.com/jwasham/google-interview-university/blob/master/extras/cheat%20sheets/C%20Reference%20Card%20(ANSI)%202.2.pdf)
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- - [ ] K&R C book (ANSI C)
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- - [ ] [Make, Clang (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3zCxnj2w8M)
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- - [ ] GDB:
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- - [Harvard CS50 - GDB (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USPvePv1uzE)
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- - [Harvard CS50 - GDB (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5JmQItfFck)
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- - [Valgrind (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvTsFjDuag8)
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-- [ ] **C++**
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- - [ ] [C++ Cheat Sheet](https://github.com/jwasham/google-interview-university/blob/master/extras/cheat%20sheets/Cpp_reference.pdf)
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- - [ ] [STL Cheat Sheet](https://github.com/jwasham/google-interview-university/blob/master/extras/cheat%20sheets/STL%20Quick%20Reference%201.29.pdf)
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- - [ ] basics
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- - [ ] pointers
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- - [ ] functions
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- - [ ] references
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- - [ ] templates
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- - [ ] compilation
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- - [ ] scope & linkage
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- - [ ] namespaces
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- - [ ] OOP
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- - [ ] STL
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- - [ ] [functors](http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/functors-function-objects-in-c++.html)
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- - [ ] [C++ at Google (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOCElcMcFik)
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- - [ ] [Google C++ Style Guide](https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html)
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- - [ ] Google uses clang-format (there is a command line "style" argument: -style=google)
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- - [ ] [Efficiency with Algorithms, Performance with Data Structures (video)](https://youtu.be/fHNmRkzxHWs)
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- - [ ] [Review of C++ concepts (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rub-JsjMhWY)
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-- [ ] **Python**
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- - [ ] [Python Cheat Sheet](https://github.com/jwasham/google-interview-university/blob/master/extras/cheat%20sheets/python-cheat-sheet-v1.pdf)
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- - [ ] [Python in One Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4mEzFDjqtA)
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- - [ ] [Series on 3.4 (video)](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6gx4Cwl9DGAcbMi1sH6oAMk4JHw91mC_)
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- - [ ] [Zero to Hero (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emY34tSKXc4)
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- - [ ] [Statistics for Hackers (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq9DzN6mvYA)
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- - [ ] [Faster Python (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDSGVvMwNM8)
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- - [ ] [CPython Walk (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhadeL7_EIU&list=PLzV58Zm8FuBL6OAv1Yu6AwXZrnsFbbR0S&index=6)
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- - [ ] [10 Tips for Pythonic Code (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O23jIXsshs)
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- - [ ] [Beyond PEP 8 -- Best practices for beautiful intelligible code (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf-BqAjZb8M)
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- [ ] **Compilers**
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- [ ] [C++ (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twodd1KFfGk)
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- [ ] [Understanding Compiler Optimization (C++) (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnGCDLhaxKU)
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John Washam