# Your Turn at the Whiteboard: Solving a Problem Out Loud

Work an interview problem yourself, out loud, on a road-trip playlist: decide what to ask, plan and price a first idea, improve it with a structure, code it and test it, deciding at each step before you look, then name the four steps you used: clarify, plan, code, test.

![Cheat sheet: Your Turn at the Whiteboard: Solving a Problem Out Loud](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/11/e93b131470954423b9251045700eec7d.webp)

- Category: Data Structures
- Level: Journeyman
- Tags: Big-O Notation, Brute Force, data structures, Edge Case, Test Case
- Updated: November 3, 2026

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/cheat-sheets/ds-solving-out-loud-cheat-sheet