Coderust: Hacking the Coding Interview

Module 1: Coding Interview Basics & Setup

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Interview formats, complexity analysis, test case thinking

• Hands-on: Set up your workspace and solve simple warm-up problems

Module 2: Arrays & Strings

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Sliding window, two pointers, string manipulation

• Hands-on: Solve problems like “Longest Substring,” “Array Rotation,” and “Duplicate Detection”

Module 3: Linked Lists & Stacks

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Singly and doubly linked lists, stack operations, reversing

• Hands-on: Implement problems like “Cycle Detection” and “Balanced Brackets”

Module 4: Trees & Graphs

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Binary trees, BSTs, traversals, BFS, DFS

• Hands-on: Solve questions like “Lowest Common Ancestor” and “Graph Cycle Detection”

Module 5: Recursion & Backtracking

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Recursive patterns, backtracking logic, base/recursive case planning

• Hands-on: Solve “Generate Parentheses,” “Permutations,” and “N-Queens”

Module 6: Dynamic Programming & Greedy

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Memoization, tabulation, greedy strategies

• Hands-on: Tackle classic DP problems like “Knapsack,” “Coin Change,” and “Longest Common Subsequence”

Module 7: Mock Interviews & Timed Challenges

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Real-world interview simulation, behavioral prep

• Hands-on: Attempt timed assessments and mock whiteboard challenges

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