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Leetcode is becoming the status differentiator for software engineers.
by ativzzz 6y ago
Leetcode is becoming the status differentiator for software engineers.
- nsxwolf 6y agoTell me that's not true.
- ska 6y agoIt's not true.
- echelon 6y agoIf by that you mean that Leetcode is busy work, I agree. Personal projects and hobby work are a better sign of potential.
- ahelwer 6y agoAhahahaha no absolutely not. Unless they clearly enjoy solving those types of puzzles for their own personal enjoyment, anyone chasing status through leetcode comes off as just kinda pathetic. What an incredible waste of time, like competing to get the highest score on an IQ test. Much more impressive is when people direct their intelligence toward solving problems in high-dimensional domains. Self-contained leetcode problems, at most, break down into (1) translating the problem into known-best algorithm input (2) implementing that algorithm (3) translating the algorithm output into the expected format. Boring.
- kyawzazaw 6y agoI think OP meant leetcode is the gatekeeper for software engineers working at a big tech corp or a smaller one where compensation and the career path can vary wildly.
- ativzzz 6y agoExactly what I meant
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- 908B64B197 6y agoI think people conflate LeetCode with basic programming skills...
- foobiekr 6y agoI'd go even further - if you're doing leetcode questions instead of talking directly to VP/GMs and having them sell you on the role, you aren't high status at all.
- 908B64B197 6y agoNo. Coding and being able to FizzBuzz is, for CS grads.