Microsoft Interview Question for Senior Software Development Engineers


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import java.util.*;
public class FisherYates {

    public static void shuffle(int[] array) {
        Random r = new Random();
        for (int i = array.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
            int index = r.nextInt(i);
            // swap
            int tmp = array[index];
            array[index] = array[i];
            array[i] = tmp;
        }
    }


    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int [] cards = new int [52];
        for (int i = 0; i <52 ; i++) {
            cards [i]=i+1;
        }
        shuffle(cards);
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(cards));
    }
}

- Makarand October 30, 2017 | Flag Reply
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void Shuffle(vector<int> &cards)
{
	for (int i = 0; i + 1 < cards.size(); ++i) {
		swap(cards[i], cards[rand() % (cards.size() - i)]);
	}
}

- Alex October 31, 2017 | Flag Reply
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#include<iostream>
#include<vector>
#include<cstdlib>
#include<ctime>

using namespace std;
const int deckSize = 52;
void fisherYatesShuffler( vector<int>& cards )
{
	srand(time(0));
	for( int i=cards.size()-1; i>=0; --i)
	{
		int randomIndex = rand() % (i+1);
		swap( cards[i], cards[randomIndex] );
	}
	
}
int main()
{
	vector<int> cards( deckSize );
	for( int i=0; i<cards.size(); ++i)
	{
		cards[i] = i+1;
	}
	
	fisherYatesShuffler( cards );
	return 0;
}

- mr.robot.fun.society October 31, 2017 | Flag Reply
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Here is my solution

import java.util.Random;

public class ShuffleDeckOfCards {
    private static void shuffle(int[] input) {
        int inputLength = input.length;
        // class to generate random numbers
        Random r = new Random();

        for (int i = inputLength - 1; i > 0; i--) {
            // Generate random index
            int index = r.nextInt(i);

            // swap i with randomly generated index
            int temp = input[index];
            input[index] = input[i];
            input[i] = temp;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int[] cards = new int[52];
        for (int i = 0; i < 52; i++) {
            cards[i] = i + 1;
        }
        shuffle(cards);
    }
}

// Time complexity: O(N)

- Anonymous February 16, 2018 | Flag Reply
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My solution in Java:

import java.util.Random;

public class ShuffleDeckOfCards {
    private static void shuffle(int[] input) {
        int inputLength = input.length;
        // class to generate random numbers
        Random r = new Random();

        for (int i = inputLength - 1; i > 0; i--) {
            // Generate random index
            int index = r.nextInt(i);

            // swap i with randomly generated index
            int temp = input[index];
            input[index] = input[i];
            input[i] = temp;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int[] cards = new int[52];
        for (int i = 0; i < 52; i++) {
            cards[i] = i + 1;
        }
        shuffle(cards);
    }
}

// Time complexity: O(N)

- annu025 February 16, 2018 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.Random;

public class ShuffleDeckOfCards {
private static void shuffle(int[] input) {
int inputLength = input.length;
// class to generate random numbers
Random r = new Random();

for (int i = inputLength - 1; i > 0; i--) {
// Generate random index
int index = r.nextInt(i);

// swap i with randomly generated index
int temp = input[index];
input[index] = input[i];
input[i] = temp;
}
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] cards = new int[52];
for (int i = 0; i < 52; i++) {
cards[i] = i + 1;
}
shuffle(cards);
}
}

// Time complexi

- twinkle November 22, 2018 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.Random;

public class ShuffleDeckOfCards {
private static void shuffle(int[] input) {
int inputLength = input.length;
// class to generate random numbers
Random r = new Random();

for (int i = inputLength - 1; i > 0; i--) {
// Generate random index
int index = r.nextInt(i);

// swap i with randomly generated index
int temp = input[index];
input[index] = input[i];
input[i] = temp;
}
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] cards = new int[52];
for (int i = 0; i < 52; i++) {
cards[i] = i + 1;
}
shuffle(cards);
}
}

- twinkle November 22, 2018 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.Random;

public class ShuffleDeckOfCards {
private static void shuffle(int[] input) {
int inputLength = input.length;
// class to generate random numbers
Random r = new Random();

for (int i = inputLength - 1; i > 0; i--) {
// Generate random index
int index = r.nextInt(i);

// swap i with randomly generated index
int temp = input[index];
input[index] = input[i];
input[i] = temp;
}
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] cards = new int[52];
for (int i = 0; i < 52; i++) {
cards[i] = i + 1;
}
shuffle(cards);
}
}

- Twinkle Gupta November 22, 2018 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.Random;

public class ShuffleDeckOfCards {
    private static void shuffle(int[] input) {
        int inputLength = input.length;
        // class to generate random numbers
        Random r = new Random();

        for (int i = inputLength - 1; i > 0; i--) {
            // Generate random index
            int index = r.nextInt(i);

            // swap i with randomly generated index
            int temp = input[index];
            input[index] = input[i];
            input[i] = temp;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int[] cards = new int[52];
        for (int i = 0; i < 52; i++) {
            cards[i] = i + 1;
        }
        shuffle(cards);
    }
}

- Twinkle Gupta November 22, 2018 | Flag Reply


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