Zillow Interview Question


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I would use a combination of a doubly linked list, a hash table and a min heap.
The hash table maps from a property to its location in the linked list. The linked list holds the items in order, and when an item is viewed it is moved to the end of the list. The list also points for each item to its location in a min heap of size 100 (not all properties are in the heap). I would have a routine that would periodically remove items from the list based on the time (and update the rest of the data structures). When a property is viewed, it is added/updated in the hash table. It is put at the end of the linked list with its new time. Then we compare the number of views for that item with the top of the min heap. if it is larger, we pop the top of the min heap and insert the new item to the heap.

- Lively May 16, 2016 | Flag Reply


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