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Series on Graphs
Time Complexity, from Bad to Worst
Time Complexity, from Bad to Worst
Quadratic, Exponential, and Factorial
How I Became A Successful Software Engineer
How I Became A Successful Software Engineer
Recapping Outco’s Alumni Panel
Interview Tips- Bending the rules!
Interview Tips- Bending the rules!
In my last 15 years of IT Leadership career, I have had pretty good success with finding some really amazingly talented people and also…
Recap: 3 Pieces of Advice to Become a Successful Software Engineer
Recap: 3 Pieces of Advice to Become a Successful Software Engineer
Strategies, Systems, Attitudes
How Well do You Really Understand Time Complexity?
How Well do You Really Understand Time Complexity?
O(1) — Part of a Series on Big-O
3 Models for Better Learning
3 Models for Better Learning
Today I wanted to start a series of posts covering 3 models I think are useful for general purpose learning and how they can be applied…
How to Think About Big-O Notation
How to Think About Big-O Notation
Time/Space complexity is a paradoxical concept.
How Pariss’ Tweet sparked the Black Tech Twitter Movement
How Pariss’ Tweet sparked the Black Tech Twitter Movement
On December 1st, 2018 Pariss Chandler, a front end web developer, made a call on Twitter that sparked a movement. She asked what may seem…
The 4 R’s of Good Interviewer Questions
The 4 R’s of Good Interviewer Questions
Over the years I’ve impressed more people with questions I’ve asked than with questions I’ve answered. Questions are how I gather…
How Outco Helped Me Get a Job at Google
How Outco Helped Me Get a Job at Google
And helped over 1,000 engineers on their job hunts
4 Stages of Competence
4 Stages of Competence
This first model highlights the high-level stages that people go through when learning and mastering a new subject.
Machine Learning in 100 Lines of JavaScript
Machine Learning in 100 Lines of JavaScript
And 3 Simple Steps
How to implement Memoization in 3 Simple Steps
How to implement Memoization in 3 Simple Steps
Memoization is one of those things that often throws engineers for a loop (some pun intended), especially when they are first learning…
Eating Your Computer Science Vegetables:
Eating Your Computer Science Vegetables:
Interview with Outco Graduate Ricky Holtz
Encouragement, Structure, and Guidance: Something for Everyone at Outco
Encouragement, Structure, and Guidance: Something for Everyone at Outco
Interview with Outco Graduate Ryan T. Novak