2 posts tagged with "programming"

Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell is a must have for anyone interviewing for software engineering jobs. Whether you are preparing to interview for your first internship or you are an experienced professional, this book is a comprehensive walkthrough to prepare you for the process.

The beginning of the book describes typical examples of the technical interview process and covers some core computer science theory. The second two-thirds or so of the book covers programming practice problems and knowledge questions followed by a detailed solutions section.

Going through the practices problems in the book is a great way to refresh old skills or identify knowledge gaps you need to focus on and give you the confidence you need to be ready for the interview process.

You Don't Know JS Yet by Kyle Simpson (or the earlier edition You Don't Know JS, which is the version I read) is the best Javascript book I've ever read. It is not for beginners, there is an expectation that you have a decent programming background with some Javascript experience already. What this book covers is a deep dive into the Javascript language and how it behaves.

The first edition covers the inner workings of Javascript including topics such as variable scope, closures, and Javascript's use of the this keyword. The focus of the book is on clearly explaining many of the language-specific topics that cause confusion with the Javascript language and to help you develop a deep understanding the of the language to take your Javascript engineering skills to a whole new level.