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Re:The Coding Interview by SoftwarePatent on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @05:20AM (#3074892)
I'm currently preparing for my first coding interviews, using a blog post about interviewing at Google as my guide. [1] In addition to studying the subjects in the post (algorithms, data structures, discrete math), I'm taking the three public Stanford classes and writing an iOS app that I will put in my github. Any advice re this approach? My career goal is to program useful stuff people use, with smart people.

[1] http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/03/get-that-job-at-goog...

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Re:The Coding Interview by blacksmythe on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @01:11PM (#3076524) 

  >> My career goal is to program useful stuff people use, with smart people.
I think at a high level that is a fine career goal. You want to work on interesting problems in an intellectually challenging environment (that's where smart people are), and you want your work to have meaning to society.

I think if you continue to hold your work to this standard, you will be able to look back on your career with satisfaction.

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Re:The Coding Interview by brown9-2 on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @10:51AM (#3075871)
You might also find http://www.careercup.com/ useful.
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Re:The Coding Interview by mapleoin on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @05:42AM (#3074931)
You should find a better career goal for yourself; program useful stuff people use, with smart people is about as generic as you can get.
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Re:The Coding Interview by llambda on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @07:37AM (#3075174)
Maybe the way you worded that is a little harsh: I think that's a fine goal but when you approach an employer you might want to put that goal in the context of the company you're interviewing with. So in effect, you want to use your career goals as an angle by which you might sell yourself to the prospective company.
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Re:The Coding Interview by SoftwarePatent on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @06:38AM (#3075047)
ouch
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