Is going through a coding interview book a good way to learn practical advanced programming concepts?
Posted by iamanomynous@reddit | learnprogramming | View on Reddit | 3 comments
I'm talking about books like Cracking the Coding Interview.
I'd say I'm a long time intermediate coder. Java, Javascript, python, but in no way anywhere close to FAANG-ready.
I feel like I lack a lot of that core "veteran" knowledge. I have done a bunch Algorithm and Data Structure online courses. But I still feel I am missing a practical aspect to all of that.
Would reading a book like Cracking the Coding Interview help me practically? Or would it just be a superficial way to learn just to ace an interview?
yellowmonkeyzx93@reddit
Cracking the Coding Interview is a classic. You'd no wrong in using it for interviews.
iamanomynous@reddit (OP)
No, what I meant was using it without any intention of going to interviews.
yellowmonkeyzx93@reddit
It's practical knowledge from a veteran programmer. I'm sure there's things there that can be put to use for era of programmers.