A list of some thoughtful questions that can help you learn more about the company and its values. — Remember that interviews are a two-way street — they’re an opportunity for the company to assess your background and skill set, but also a chance for you to see if the company is the *right* fit for you! (short backstory) I recently finished the soul-sucking process of interviewing and after…

Including how to ask for extensions, how to deal with “exploding deadlines”, and overall tips on how smaller vs larger companies negotiate! — Before we start: Remember that you are the one companies want, and that you hold the bargaining chip! After investing thousands in resources and months of time to find you, screen you, and interview you for the role — do you think they’re suddenly going to change their mind when you ask for a better offer? Spoiler alert: the answer is no.

A safe go-to recipe to figure out how to make any problem more manageable. 1. When you get the question (before you write a single line of code) The easiest way to make sure you understand the question is to walk through test cases. Things to clarify with your interviewer: What is the expected input? What is the expected output? …

Short and simple example that illustrates the benefits of MobX! Let’s say we have an app keeps track of a list of all the dogs we’ve ever pet. This basic application will have 2 different views: The view of our list of dogs we already pet The view for adding…

A simple, fool-proof outline for reducing problems to NPC (for anyone who needs a refresher or accidentally missed lecture) — Useful Definitions: P: problems that can be solved in polynomial time NP: non-deterministic polynomial, i.e. …