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# Coding Interview University
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->**I originally created this as a short to-do list of study topics for becoming a software engineer, but it grew to the large list you see today.
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+>**I originally created this as a short to-do list of study topics for becoming a software engineer, but it grew to the large list you see today.
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The items listed here will prepare you well for in an interview at just about any software company, including the giants: Amazon, Facebook, Google or Microsoft.**
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>
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> *Best of luck to you!*
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Translations:
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- [中文版本](translations/README-cn.md)
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+- [Tiếng Việt - Vietnamese](translations/README-vn.md)
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- translations in progress:
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- [Español](https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university/issues/80)
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- [हिन्दी](https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university/issues/81)
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- [עברית](https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university/issues/82)
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- [Bahasa Indonesia](https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university/issues/101)
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- [Arabic](https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university/issues/98)
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- - [Vietnamese](https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university/issues/92)
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- [Turkish](https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university/issues/90)
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- [French](https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university/issues/89)
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- [Russian](https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university/issues/87)
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-This is meant for **new software engineers** or those switching from
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-software/web development to software engineering (where computer science knowledge is required). If you have
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-many years of experience and are claiming many years of software engineering experience, expect a harder interview.
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+This is meant for **new software engineers** or those switching from
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+software/web development to software engineering (where computer science knowledge is required). If you have
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+many years of experience and are claiming many years of software engineering experience, expect a harder interview.
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-If you have many years of software/web development experience, note that large software companies like Google, Amazon,
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+If you have many years of software/web development experience, note that large software companies like Google, Amazon,
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Facebook and Microsoft view software engineering as different from software/web development, and they require computer science knowledge.
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If you want to be a reliability engineer or systems engineer, study more from the optional list (networking, security).
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If you have tons of extra time:
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-- [ ] [Elements of Programming Interviews (C++ version)](https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Programming-Interviews-Insiders-Guide/dp/1479274836)
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+- [ ] [Elements of Programming Interviews (C++ version)](https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Programming-Interviews-Insiders-Guide/dp/1479274836)
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- [ ] [Elements of Programming Interviews (Java version)](https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Programming-Interviews-Java-Insiders/dp/1517435803/)
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### Computer Architecture
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Make your own for free:
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- [Flashcards site repo](https://github.com/jwasham/computer-science-flash-cards)
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-- [My flash cards database (old - 1200 cards)](https://github.com/jwasham/computer-science-flash-cards/blob/master/cards-jwasham.db):
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+- [My flash cards database (old - 1200 cards)](https://github.com/jwasham/computer-science-flash-cards/blob/master/cards-jwasham.db):
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- [My flash cards database (new - 1800 cards)](https://github.com/jwasham/computer-science-flash-cards/blob/master/cards-jwasham-extreme.db):
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Keep in mind I went overboard and have cards covering everything from assembly language and Python trivia to machine learning and statistics. It's way too much for what's required.
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- [ ] [Big And Little Endian Inside/Out (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBSuXP-1Tc0)
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- Very technical talk for kernel devs. Don't worry if most is over your head.
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- The first half is enough.
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- ### Networking
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- **if you have networking experience or want to be a systems engineer, expect questions**
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- otherwise, this is just good to know
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## Additional Learning
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-These topics will likely not come up in an interview, but I added them to help you become a well-rounded
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+These topics will likely not come up in an interview, but I added them to help you become a well-rounded
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software engineer, and to be aware of certain technologies and algorithms, so you'll have a bigger toolbox.
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- ### Compilers
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Le Tien Tai