🚀 A small #learning from my recent interview In one of my recent interviews, I was asked to write a program to create a deadlock and then explain how to fix it. Honestly, I’ve read about deadlocks before, but writing it during an interview made me think more practically. 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬, 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬: Thread 1 locks one resource and waits for the other Thread 2 does the opposite And that’s it… both threads are 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 What I liked about this question is — it’s simple, but it checks how well we understand real-world thread behavior. The discussion didn’t stop at just creating the deadlock. The interviewer was more interested in how I would avoid it. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞: --> Always follow a consistent order while acquiring locks --> Be careful with nested synchronization --> Think about alternatives like tryLock or timeouts It was a good reminder that multithreading is not just about writing code, but about writing safe and predictable code. #Java #Multithreading #Concurrency #JavaDeveloper #BackendDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering #InterviewExperience #TechInterview #CodingInterview #Learning
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🚀 Day 4 – Daily DSA Challenge A quick check on your fundamentals can make a big difference in interviews. Here’s a simple output-based question to test your understanding of arrays and indexing. 💡 What will be the output? Share your answer in the comments and let’s discuss 👇 #DSA #Coding #Java #DataStructures #Algorithms #InterviewPreparation #SoftwareEngineering #Learning #TechCareers
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Practicing Real Interview Thinking Solved a palindrome problem today — without using reverse. At first, I thought checking first and last character is enough. But I realized the correct approach is to compare characters from both ends step by step. This changed my thinking: Interview problems are not about complexity, but about correct logic. Small problems → Big learning. #Java #ProblemSolving #InterviewPrep #LearningInPublic
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Backend Interview Prep in 2026 👇 Most people: ❌ Watch random videos ❌ Read scattered blogs ❌ Forget everything in 2 days Smart people: ✅ Follow structured learning ✅ Practice real scenarios ✅ Focus on system design That’s exactly why I created this 👇 📘 Backend Interview Master PDF 👉 Link: https://lnkd.in/gbF6u9ni 🎁 Use JAVA25 for 15% OFF. Don’t prepare hard. Prepare smart. #Java #Backend #SystemDesign
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Most people overcomplicate this problem. At first glance, it feels like we need extra space or another array… But the trick is simple: Since the array is sorted, duplicates are always next to each other. Once you notice that, you can solve it in-place using a Two Pointer approach — no extra space needed. Small observation → big optimization. If you’re preparing for coding interviews, this pattern shows up more often than you think. Have you used this approach before? #DSA #TwoPointers #Java #CodingInterview #ProblemSolving #LeetCode #SoftwareEngineering
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🚀 Java Backend Interview Series – Day 4 Collections are asked in almost every interview 👇 📦 Collections Framework: 1️⃣ Internal working of ArrayList 2️⃣ Internal working of HashMap 3️⃣ HashMap vs Hashtable 4️⃣ ArrayList vs LinkedList 5️⃣ Vector vs ArrayList 6️⃣ What is immutable class? 7️⃣ Comparator vs Comparable 8️⃣ What causes ConcurrentModificationException? 9️⃣ What is CopyOnWriteArrayList? 🔟 When to use ConcurrentHashMap? 💡 If you don’t know internals → you’ll struggle in interviews 📌 Save this 👇 Comment “NEXT” for Day 5 #java #javainterviews #interviewpreparation #backend
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Here is one the most asked technical interview questions, LeetCode: Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters (medium) Given a string, find the length of the longest substring without repeating characters. 💡 Key idea: Use a sliding window and adjust it whenever a duplicate appears. 🧠 Solution: - Use two pointers to form a window and a hashmap to track character positions. - Move the right pointer through the string. - If a character repeats inside the window, move the left pointer past its last position. - Update the max length at each step. Time Complexity and Space Complexity: O(n) #LeetCode #Algorithms #CodingInterview #SoftwareEngineering #DSA #Java
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🚀 Day 31 of #128DaysOfCode 🔹 Problem Insight: Given a string with extra spaces, the goal was to reverse the order of words while ensuring: - No leading or trailing spaces - Only a single space between words 🔹 What I Learned: - How to handle multiple spaces efficiently - Importance of string traversal from end to start - Using StringBuilder for optimized string operations - Avoiding built-in shortcuts like "split()" to strengthen logic 🔹 Approach: Instead of relying on inbuilt functions, I manually parsed the string: - Skipped unnecessary spaces - Extracted words one by one - Rebuilt the string in reverse order 🔹 Key Takeaway: Sometimes, avoiding easy methods helps build deeper problem-solving skills — exactly what interviews test! 💡 Consistency is the real game. One step closer to becoming a better developer every single day 💻🔥 #Java #DSA #CodingJourney #Consistency #PlacementPreparation #LearningInPublic
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