There's also project Euler and spoj. Both focus on algorithmic challenges and not programming design -- I think my longest python script for project Euler is a couple hundred lines. But they're a good refresher for algoritms and problem solving.
Sent from my iPhone On Oct 23, 2008, at 5:15 PM, "Robert Eickmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I really liked the book hackers delight. Lots and lots of fun bit > twiddling, I spent a couple of happy weekends with that book. > > Probably the old standard is the book 'moving mount Fuji'. Its the how > to get a job a Microsoft in the 90s book. Lots and lots of silly > questions involving manhole covers and why door keys work the way that > they do. That said it will refresh your brain for interviewing with > formerly with 'it' managers. > > Their is a book called Aceing the technical interview that I haven't > read but I have heard good things about. > > And their are the red cover with as many ugly geeks as we can find > series of books called 'Programming Interviews Exposed'. Haven't > actually read that one. > > Seriously read Mt Fuji and drop a copy of Knuth on the floor and read > and work though the next few pages and you should be good to go. > > -R > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Justin Martenstein > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Howdy, all! >> >> So I'm back on the job hunting trail now, and I'm trying to figure >> out >> the best way to prep for some basic programmer interview questions. >> Does anyone have any recommendations for good programming practice >> questions. Stuff like "write a function that lists all the primes >> between 1 and N", or "write a function that shows the given Nth >> number >> in a Fibonacci sequence". Any suggestions? I'm looking for something >> similar to Dave Thomas's Code Katas (which are also very super-cool). >> >> -- >> Justin Martenstein >> [EMAIL PROTECTED], (206) 527-3091 >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/jmartenstein >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Website: http://saturdayhouse.org/ Post: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
