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1 | 1 | A repository of coding challenges/tasks I came across in various job interviews.
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2 | 2 | I mostly do backend programming in Go and PHP, so here you can find some solutions.
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| -The solutions to the tasks do not fulfill to be the shortest, fastest or cleanest solutions. |
| 4 | +--- |
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| -## Tasks |
| 6 | +I am moving off Github to Codeberg. |
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| -Each task should come with a solution plus some tests to verify. |
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| -### Task 1 |
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| -Create a function `maskify` to mask digits of a credit card number with `#`. |
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| -**Requirements:** |
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| -- Do not mask the first digit and the last four digits |
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| -- Do not mask non-digit chars |
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| -- Do not mask if the input is less than 6 |
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| -- Return '' when input is empty |
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| -### Task 2 |
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| -Create a function `number_to_ordinal` to create an ordinal number for a given input. |
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| -Ordinal numbers in English have something like `st`, `nd`, `rd`, etc. |
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| -**Requirements:** |
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| -- Apply for number 1 to 1001... if that works any given number will do ;-) |
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| -### Task 3 |
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| -Create a calculator for [Reverse Polish Notation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation). |
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| -Write a `calculate` function that accepts an input and returns the result of the operation. |
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| -**Requirements:** |
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| -- Support the mathematical operations for `+`, `-`, `*` and `/` |
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| -- Check for invalid syntax, like `2 3+`. There is a space missing. |
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| -- Return 0 (integer) when nothing is entered |
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| -- Return the numeric value when no operand is given, like `1 2 3.5` return `3.5` |
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| -### Task 4 |
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| -Given you have an array of numbers, you move inside the array by the value of the current element. |
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| -Write a function `jump_out_of_array` that outputs |
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| -- the amount of jumps until you jump out of the array |
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| -- `-1` when you reach the end of the array but do not jump out |
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| -**Requirements:** |
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| -- Array size is indefinite |
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| -- Array elements are integers, positive and negative |
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| -**Example:** |
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| -Given an array of `A[2, 3, -1, 1, 6, 4]`. |
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| -- Jump 1: `A[0]` + `2` = `A[2]` |
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| -- Jump 2: `A[2]` + `(-1)` = `A[1]` |
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| -- Jump 3: `A[1]` + `3` = `A[4]` |
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| -- Jump 4: `A[4]` + `6` = out of range |
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| -So the result is `4`, you need `4` jumps to jump out of the array. |
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| -### Task 5 |
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| -Find the k-complement pairs in an array of a given number. Write a function `k_complement` that that outputs the amount |
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| -of pairs. |
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| -**Requirements:** |
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| -_Do not_ use nested loops to solve this problem, because of a time complexity of the loop solution. |
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| -[Check this thread](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11032015/how-to-find-time-complexity-of-an-algorithm) to see what time complexity of an algorithm means. |
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| -**Example:** |
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| -- `A[0]` + `A[8]` = `1` + `5` = `6` |
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| -- `A[1]` + `A[6]` = `8` + `-2` = `6` |
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| -- `A[4]` + `A[8]` = `1` + `5` = `6` |
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| -- `A[5]` + `A[5]` = `3` + `3` = `6` |
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| -- `A[5]` + `A[5]` = `3` + `3` = `6` |
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| -- `A[6]` + `A[1]` = `-2` + `8` = `6` |
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| -- `A[8]` + `A[0]` = `5` + `1` = `6` |
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| -The result here is `7`. |
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| -### Task 6 |
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| -Calculate the [Fibonacci number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number) of a given number |
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| -and return the last `6` non-zero numbers. |
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| -**Requirements:** |
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| -- Use a recursive approach instead of looping through. |
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| -- Throw an exception when passing in a negative number |
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| -**Example:** |
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| -- `F8` = `21`, return `21` |
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| -- `F38` = `39088169`, return `88169` |
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| -### Task 7 |
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| -Given the follwing function you should suggest what could be improved. There are no other documents explaining why this function has been written or what the purpose is/should be. |
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| -**Example in python** |
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| -```python |
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| -def multiply(x, y): |
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| - if y > 0: |
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| - return (1 + multiply(x, y-1)) |
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| - else: |
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| - return 0 |
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| -``` |
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| -**Possible considerations:** |
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| -- Does the function really _multiply_ two values? |
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| -- Could the in-built multiply function be used? |
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| -- Is a recursive function the way to go? |
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| -- What can happen when using this with big numbers, f. ex. > 1.000.000? |
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| -- Type hints |
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| -### Task 8 |
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| -Do an in-place mirroring of a one dimensional array. In-place switching is key here as the input array can be very big |
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| -and no additional memory should be occupied - see [Space Complexity](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/g-fact-86/). |
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| -**Requirements:** |
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| -- In-place mirroring |
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| -- Handle array with even and odd amount of items |
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| -- Do not use the [`array_reverse`](https://www.php.net/manual/de/function.array-reverse.php) function in PHP |
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| -**Example:** |
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| -- Even amount: `[8,5,1,4]` -> `[4,1,5,8]` |
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| -- Odd amount: `[6,2,7,9,3]` -> `[3,9,7,2,6]` |
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| -## Contribute |
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| -Feel free to contribute. Use the issue list to propose new tasks or open PRs. Just provide proper tests |
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| -and description and requirements for the tasks. |
| 8 | +This package has been migrated to https://codeberg.org/codedge/coding-challenges. |
| 9 | +If you encounter any issues, please open an issue at the new location. |
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