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## The Basics

Part of your toolkit when interviewing is understanding common coding challenges. Quickly jumping through interview code challenge hoops will increase your chances of landing a job. This is a painful truth, but it is what it is. To help you succeed at your next interview, I have laid out some tips and code for you.

### Primary Use Cases

* Landing a job
* Improving your code
* Increasing your understanding

### Less Suitable Use Cases

* Actual code, on the job, in most cases

### When to Use Java Coding Challenges?

Use Java coding challenges when you're preparing for a job interview. Java coding challenges are a great way to practice your coding skills and improve your problem-solving abilities.

## Code Challenges

Let's get to the meat & potatoes. I perform and write code for common Java coding challenges.

1. Navigate to [the Challenges folder].
2. Attempt to solve each challenge.
3. If you get stuck, open [the Solutions folder].

Good luck! 🤞🍀

## Learn Java Coding Challenges - Beyond the Basics

* **Videos**
  * [Careers in It: How to Get Your First Job]
  * [Master the Coding Interview: Data Structures + Algorithms]

* **Books**
  * [Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions]
  * [A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms, Second Edition: Level Up Your Core Programming Skills]

## Related Content

* [Java "Back to Basics" Tutorial | Baeldung]
* [Daily Coding Problem](https://www.dailycodingproblem.com/)
* [HackerRank]
* [HackerEarth]
* [CodeChef]
* [Codeforces]
* [DMOJ: Modern Online Judge]
* [Codewars]

[the challenges folder]: https://replit.com/@JeffBailey/Java-Challenges#Challenges/README.md
[the solutions folder]: https://replit.com/@JeffBailey/Java-Challenges#Solutions/README.md
[careers in it: how to get your first job]: https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/how-to-get-your-first-job
[master the coding interview: data structures + algorithms]: https://www.udemy.com/course/master-the-coding-interview-data-structures-algorithms/
[cracking the coding interview: 189 programming questions and solutions]: https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Coding-Interview-Programming-Questions/dp/0984782850/ref=sr_1_6
[a common-sense guide to data structures and algorithms, second edition: level up your core programming skills]: https://www.amazon.com/Common-Sense-Guide-Structures-Algorithms-Second/dp/1680507222/ref=sr_1_4
[java "back to basics" tutorial | baeldung]: https://www.baeldung.com/java-tutorial
[hackerrank]: https://www.hackerrank.com/
[hackerearth]: https://www.hackerearth.com/
[codechef]: https://www.codechef.com/
[codeforces]: https://codeforces.com/
[dmoj: modern online judge]: https://dmoj.ca/
[codewars]: https://www.codewars.com/