Reading The Problem & Restating It

Restating the problem, separating what is given from what is asked, hidden constraints, and working the example by hand.

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Question Tags Difficulty Success

1. Sorted But Never Stated

preconditionscontracts +2

Medium 82%

2. Questions Worth Two Minutes

clarifying-questionsproblem-reading +2

Medium 23%

Learning Resources

Polya's four steps to solving a problem

Tech Interview Handbook, Coding interview techniques

USACO Guide, Debugging checklist (re-read the statement)

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