Description :- In my career spanning more than a decade, I have used C language in only two projects. All these years, I had either coded in C++, Java or C#. However, during interviews, I had always coded my solutions in C. When an interviewer asks you to implement a Stack having one extra operation, […]

Description :- Searching & sorting algorithms form the back bone of coding acumen of developers. This book comprehensively covers • In-depth tutorial & analysis of all major algorithms and techniques used to search and sort across data structures. • All major variations of each algorithm (e.g. Ternary, Jump, Exponential, Interpolation are variations of Binary search). […]

Description :- I wanted to compute 80th term of the Fibonacci series. I wrote the rampant recursive function, int fib(int n){ return (1==n 2==n) ? 1: fib(n-1) + fib(n-2); } and waited for the result. I wait… and wait… and wait… With an 8GB RAM and an Intel i5 CPU, why is it taking so […]

“The Black Swan” by Nassim Taleb Description :- The Black Swan: The Impact Of The Highly Improbable is a book that focuses on what has now come to be known as the Black Swan Theory. Through a number of examples, the author aims to show his readers how rare and unpredictable events have a deep […]

“Built to Last” Book By Jim Collins Description :- Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their […]

Description :- “Ace Greenberg did almost everything better than I do–bridge, magic tricks, dog training, and arbitrage–all the important things in life.” –WARREN BUFFETT Alan C. Greenberg, the former chairman of Bear, Stearns, and a celebrated philanthropist, was known throughout the financial world for his biting, quirky but invaluable and wise memos. Read by everyone […]

“Sam Walton: Made in America” by Sam Walton Description :- Sam Walton: Made in America By Sam Walton meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of America’s heartland: Sam Walton, who parlayed a single dime store in a hardscrabble cotton town into Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world.  The undisputed merchant […]