They don’t read books, they solve leetcode problems. A friend was obsessed with getting into FAANG and relentlessly drilled leetcode problems. There’s a whole

They don’t read books, they solve leetcode problems. A friend was obsessed with getting into FAANG and relentlessly drilled leetcode problems. There’s a whole community around it, basically memorizing enough toy problems that they can pass these interviews. The companies should know by now that these clever problems aren’t really that clever. I have not interviewed in a long time but I think I’d get kind of depressed if an interviewer asked me 2sum. I’d just lose respect for the company.