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Leetcode Interview Checklist

The document outlines a comprehensive interview checklist for coding interviews, emphasizing the importance of understanding the problem, identifying patterns, and planning before coding. It includes steps for writing code, testing, analyzing complexity, and considering variations. Additionally, it suggests self-checks to ensure clarity and confidence in explaining the solution.

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Leetcode Interview Checklist

The document outlines a comprehensive interview checklist for coding interviews, emphasizing the importance of understanding the problem, identifying patterns, and planning before coding. It includes steps for writing code, testing, analyzing complexity, and considering variations. Additionally, it suggests self-checks to ensure clarity and confidence in explaining the solution.

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LeetCode – Interview Checklist (Google Docs)

0. Before Code – Pause Intentionally


• Read the question slowly
• Restate the problem in your own words
• Ask clarifying questions (empty input, negatives, constraints, mutation allowed)

1. Naive Solution
• Describe a simple solution
• State time and space complexity
• Explain why it is not optimal

2. Identify the Pattern


• Name the pattern (hash map, two pointers, sliding window, stack, recursion, BFS/DFS, binary
search)
• Explain why this pattern fits

3. Plan Before Coding


• Write 3–6 clear logical steps (pseudo code)
• Ensure the flow is clear before writing code

4. Write Code (Google Docs Style)


• Use clear variable names
• Keep lines short and readable
• Avoid IDE shortcuts
• Explain key parts while writing

5. Manual Test
• Run through a small example
• Check edge cases
• Look for off-by-one, bounds, empty input issues

6. Complexity & Trade-offs


• State time complexity
• State space complexity
• Explain trade-offs (time vs space, simplicity vs efficiency)

7. Bonus – Variation
• Consider one variation (stream input, no hash map, larger constraints)
• Reason about changes even if not fully solved
Self Check After the Question
• Can explain the solution without code
• Can re-write the solution from memory
• Did not freeze during solving

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