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programmingpraxis.com February 9, 2021
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Alexey Grigorev says:
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Most candidates cannot solve this interview problem:
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Input: “aaaabbbcca”
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Output: [(“a”,4), (“b”,3), (“c”,2), (“a”,1)]
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Write a function that converts the input to the output. I ask it in the screening inverview and give it 25 minutes. How would you solve it?
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Your task is to write the requested function. When you are finished, you are welcome to read or run a suggested solution, or to post your own solution or discuss the exercise in the comments below.
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