Drawing the Diagram

The interview is a performance with a shape, and the shape is learnable. How to scope, what to draw first, when to go deep, how to defend a trade-off you chose on purpose, and the two rounds nobody prepares for.

This module is 08.3 of the 5 in The Interview Loop. It runs about 2 hours across 4 lessons, and closes with Whiteboard — Build a high-level design in twelve minutes. The interviewer interrupts twice.