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What is the difference between Java and JavaScript? Some basic knowledge on multi-thread, can't remember. If you have 1000 2d points as a tuple like (x1, y1) how could you store these points and count the number of occurrence of each position efficiently?
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Java Back-end Developer

Interviewed at Canva

3.9
Sep 15, 2021

What is the difference between Java and JavaScript? Some basic knowledge on multi-thread, can't remember. If you have 1000 2d points as a tuple like (x1, y1) how could you store these points and count the number of occurrence of each position efficiently?

Write Java class for a blocking queue: when the queue is empty and read method is invoked, it is blocked until something is on the queue. When the queue is full and write method is invoked, it is blocked until an entry in the queue is available.
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Applications Developer - Back End

Interviewed at ICIX

3.6
Mar 27, 2013

Write Java class for a blocking queue: when the queue is empty and read method is invoked, it is blocked until something is on the queue. When the queue is full and write method is invoked, it is blocked until an entry in the queue is available.

(Algorithmic Round) Implement LRU Cache (Variant). Talk about the pros and cons of using this data structure including time complexity. (Design rounds) How would you create an API? Rest or GRPC? Tell me the structure of the payload? JSON or XML? What are you API Methods? How would you make v1 API compatible with v2 API? (object oriented round) There is a code quality round where you will be given buggy, unstructured, code that calculates price of booking a rental car, and ask you to make it production grade. Think about design patterns. Think about business requirements changing. (Design round) There is a system design round with VP of engineering. Design a system that you can offer to companies which can authorize employees into buildings using badges. How would you scale the system out? You must drive the entire conversation, and talk about justification of your ideas.
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Back End Developer

Interviewed at Heal

3.6
Aug 8, 2020

(Algorithmic Round) Implement LRU Cache (Variant). Talk about the pros and cons of using this data structure including time complexity. (Design rounds) How would you create an API? Rest or GRPC? Tell me the structure of the payload? JSON or XML? What are you API Methods? How would you make v1 API compatible with v2 API? (object oriented round) There is a code quality round where you will be given buggy, unstructured, code that calculates price of booking a rental car, and ask you to make it production grade. Think about design patterns. Think about business requirements changing. (Design round) There is a system design round with VP of engineering. Design a system that you can offer to companies which can authorize employees into buildings using badges. How would you scale the system out? You must drive the entire conversation, and talk about justification of your ideas.

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