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Write a function in language of your choice that takes in two strings, and returns true if they match. Constraints are as follows: String 1, the text to match to, will be alphabets and digits. String 2, the pattern, will be alphabets, digits, '.' and '*'. '.' means either alphabet or digit will be considered as a "match". "*" means the previous character is repeat 0 or more # of times. For example: Text: Facebook Pattern: F.cebo*k returns true
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Software Engineer Intern

Interviewed at Meta

3.5
Oct 23, 2012

Write a function in language of your choice that takes in two strings, and returns true if they match. Constraints are as follows: String 1, the text to match to, will be alphabets and digits. String 2, the pattern, will be alphabets, digits, '.' and '*'. '.' means either alphabet or digit will be considered as a "match". "*" means the previous character is repeat 0 or more # of times. For example: Text: Facebook Pattern: F.cebo*k returns true

Given a m*n grid starting from (1, 1). At any point (x, y), you has two choices for the next move: 1) move to (x+y, y); 2) move to (x, y+x); From point (1, 1), how to move to (m, n) in least moves? (or there's no such a path)
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Software Engineer

Interviewed at Meta

3.5
Apr 19, 2012

Given a m*n grid starting from (1, 1). At any point (x, y), you has two choices for the next move: 1) move to (x+y, y); 2) move to (x, y+x); From point (1, 1), how to move to (m, n) in least moves? (or there's no such a path)

Mark likes to listen to music while travelling. His iPod™ contains N songs and he wants to listen to L (not necessarily different) songs during a trip. So he creates a playlist such that: • Every song is played at least once. • A song can be played again only if at least K other songs have been played Mark wants to know how many different playlists are possible. Can you help Mark determine this number? As the number can be very large, display number modulo 1,000,000,007. You are given N, K and L.
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Software Engineer

Interviewed at Coursera

3.7
Sep 23, 2016

Mark likes to listen to music while travelling. His iPod™ contains N songs and he wants to listen to L (not necessarily different) songs during a trip. So he creates a playlist such that: • Every song is played at least once. • A song can be played again only if at least K other songs have been played Mark wants to know how many different playlists are possible. Can you help Mark determine this number? As the number can be very large, display number modulo 1,000,000,007. You are given N, K and L.

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