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Interview Summary
Problem type
Sort colors
Interview question
Given an array nums with n objects colored red, white, or blue, sort them in-place so that objects of the same color are adjacent, with the colors in the order red, white, and blue. We will use the integers 0, 1, and 2 to represent the color red, white, and blue, respectively.
Given an array of Tree nodes, return the root node.
Interview Feedback
Feedback about The Masked Hedgehog (the interviewee)
Yes
How were their technical skills?
3/4
How was their problem-solving ability?
4/4
What about their communication ability?
4/4
Great job in solving both problems today. Because you solved them with running code in reasonable time, I rate this interview as a pass. For reference, here are the questions:
https://leetcode.com/problems/sort-colors/
https://leetcode.com/problems/find-root-of-n-ary-tree/
Good luck with your interview preparations!
Feedback about Hot Gyro (the interviewer)
Yes
How excited would you be to work with them?
4/4
How good were the questions?
4/4
How helpful was your interviewer in guiding you to the solution(s)?
4/4
I think my interviewer was very good. He steered me in the right direction...
Interview Transcript
The Masked Hedgehog: Hey, good afternoon.
Hot Gyro: Good afternoon. How are you?
The Masked Hedgehog: I'm good. Thank you. How's it going?
Hot Gyro: It's going well, it's pretty sunny today, for me. So we have an hour together for a coding session. Is that correct?
The Masked Hedgehog: That is correct. Yes.
Hot Gyro: I have a couple of questions prepared. But I'd like to ask you, do you prefer a harder problem or an easier problem?
The Masked Hedgehog: I think, let's go with an easier problem.
Hot Gyro: Okay, sounds good...
(Tanscript continues with the conversation regarding problem-solving strategies, feedback on coding skills, and further discussions about different coding approaches.)
Coding Problem Overview
Input: An array of integers (0, 1, 2).
Objective: Sort the array in-place.
The interviewee discusses various sorting algorithms and the interviewer provides guidance on improving the approach.
Additional Resources
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Conclusion
The interaction showcases a thoughtful dialogue around problem-solving in coding interviews, strategy optimization, and improving coding practices.