Is Java good for coding interviews?

Some languages are more suited for interviews​ There are some languages which are more suitable than others for coding interviews and some languages you absolutely want to avoid. From my experience as an interviewer, most candidates pick Python or Java . Other commonly seen languages include JavaScript, Ruby and C++.

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How does HashMap store data?

HashMap uses multiple buckets and each bucket points to a Singly Linked List where the entries (nodes) are stored . Once the bucket is identified by the hash function using hashcode, then hashCode is used to check if there is already a key with the same hashCode or not in the bucket(singly linked list).

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