Computer Science

What Am I Missing About Graph Theory (and Why FAANG Keeps Bringing It Up)?

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Google asked me graph questions. Amazon asked me graph questions. At some point I started to suspect this wasn’t a coincidence and that maybe the problem wasn’t the graphs. Maybe the problem was me. I always thought graph theory was that dusty corner of computer science where math majors go to feel superior. Nodes, edges, … Read more

Back to Basics: CS 101 Explained Like You’re Holding the Syllabus Upside Down

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Welcome to CS 101, the class where you learn the basics of computing while simultaneously wondering how everyone else already seems to know what they’re doing. Somehow, half the room is writing code like they’re auditioning for a hacker movie, and you’re just trying to remember your password to the course portal. It’s fine. Truly. … Read more