Daily Coding Problem: Problem #1004 [Hard]

Good morning! Here's your coding interview problem for today.

This problem was asked by Goldman Sachs.

Given a list of numbers L, implement a method sum(i, j) which returns the sum from the sublist L[i:j] (including i, excluding j).

For example, given L = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], sum(1, 3) should return sum([2, 3]), which is 5.

You can assume that you can do some pre-processing. sum() should be optimized over the pre-processing step.

Upgrade to premium and get in-depth solutions to every problem, including this one. Since you were referred by one of our affiliates, you'll get a 10% discount on checkout!

If you liked this problem, feel free to forward it along so they can subscribe here! As always, shoot us an email if there's anything we can help with!

Practice makes perfect. Book a mock interview with a FAANG-level interviewer today from our friends at Exponent (10% off!).

System design interviews are becoming more popular in SWE interviews. Here's how to prepare.

No more? Snooze or unsubscribe.