Jan 3Member-onlyThe psychology of creative problem-solving in puzzlesThe undeniable magic and skill of puzzles. There is nothing better than sitting down with a relaxing crossword puzzle. You could be at the beach, poolside, or resting on your couch. Your puzzle of choice may instead be a word ladder, unscramble, or something else. …Puzzles And Games8 min readPuzzles And Games8 min read
Dec 29, 2022Member-onlyThe surprising introduction of crossword puzzles as “a sinful waste of time”The undeniable magic and skill of puzzles — The first “Word-Cross” puzzle appeared on December 21, 1913, in the New York World newspaper. Arthur Wynne, a journalist from Liverpool, created the puzzle. It was only because of a typesetting error that they later removed the hyphen and the word order was reversed. The crossword puzzle as we know…Puzzle5 min readPuzzle5 min read
Published in CodeX·Oct 17, 2022Member-onlyHow to implement an LRU cacheThis is a great interview question due to its layers: simple to get started but challenging to find an optimal solution on the spot. There are a few viable approaches, any of which can be used to demonstrate a candidate’s design and coding skills. …Technical Interview6 min readTechnical Interview6 min read
Published in CodeX·Sep 22, 2022Member-only7 essential tips for technical interviewsDon’t miss out because you aren’t prepared — Perhaps you are entering a career in software engineering or want to move up to the next level, but the thought of technical interviews stresses you out. Coding and problem-solving on the spot? Yikes. Well, it doesn’t need to be stressful. A few tips will increase your effectiveness throughout the…Technical Interview10 min readTechnical Interview10 min read
Sep 19, 2022Member-onlyThe 7-Hour Strategy to Crush Your Next Technical InterviewThe disconnect between interviewer and candidate expectations You want that software engineering position but perhaps you are apprehensive about the technical interview process. Maybe you want a job in big tech, or to move up to a more senior engineering role. …Technical Interview8 min readTechnical Interview8 min read
Sep 17, 2022Member-onlyQuantum Tic-Tac-Toe: the best game you’ve never played, or have you?Tic-tac-toe is a boring game after the first few times, right? We learn it as a kid and later lose interest due to its simplicity. Later in life, we play it with our kids and let them win once in a while. …Games6 min readGames6 min read
Published in Towards Dev·Sep 7, 2022Member-onlyThree Disgusting Things about Quantum ComputingQuantum computing gets a lot of hype, and who knows, maybe one day it will even be useful. I was fascinated by the topic, so I decided to look into it. I was surprised by the result. …Software Development5 min readSoftware Development5 min read
Jul 22, 2022Member-onlyCan you pass the Turing Test? It seems LaMDA can.Seventy two years ago, Alan Turing envisioned a day when computers could fool us into thinking they were actually human. We finally reached that day, and guess what? Now people say the Turing Test is not a good measurement of general intelligence. Its about deception, they say. That is true…Software Engineering5 min readSoftware Engineering5 min read
Jul 22, 2022Member-onlyTake on different personas to catapult your software engineering careerIf you don’t periodically assume the persona of a customer using your system, then you probably are not seeing the big picture. Top senior engineers have the ability to look at things from many different perspectives. …Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
Published in CodeX·Jun 21, 2022Member-onlyWeb3 and the Metaverse are the latest attempt to solve an old problemThe 80/20 rule of systems integration vs. actual capability — It seems the underlying purpose of Web3 and the Metaverse are misunderstood, at least when viewed from a computer science lens. I need to escape from reality (the real one) just like everyone else, but I don’t want to live in a virtual world. …Web 36 min readWeb 36 min read
