{"id":103283,"date":"2025-02-22T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/how-to-properly-scope-out-a-problem-in-a-coding-interview\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T09:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T09:00:25","slug":"how-to-properly-scope-out-a-problem-in-a-coding-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/how-to-properly-scope-out-a-problem-in-a-coding-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"How to properly scope out a problem in a coding interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Od40MAST0OY?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Discord: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/s8JX2ARnSg\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/s8JX2ARnSg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another day another video. 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