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> because he hasn't looked at an leetcode problem in five years Am I the only one who feels like he could spend a week preparing and shred through any sort of
by commandlinefan 5y ago
> because he hasn't looked at an leetcode problem in five years
Am I the only one who feels like he could spend a week preparing and shred through any sort of reasonable algorithmic problem testing anybody would throw at me?
- MattGaiser 5y agoWhen is the last time you touched algos before?
- Aeolun 5y agoOf course not, but why would anyone assume that me, married, with children and a full time job has any inclination whatsoever to spend a whole week going over a bunch of stuff I’ll most likely never use again. First of all, I want to spend my limited free time doing other (fun) things, but more importantly, it insults my pride.
- mixmastamyk 5y agoYou never know what they’ll ask, so full prep is impossible.
- decafninja 5y agoThe bar is probably higher than five years ago too? A few friends at Google who got in 10+ years ago tell me that there is no way in hell they could pass the typical interviews being conducted there today.
- sdevonoes 5y agoI also think he could prepare himself for such interviews. But, one week? Well, that depends: - is it one week as in 7 days off, and spending at least 8h/day? Then I would say, it may be enough. It just takes one problem you haven't seen before (you haven't prepared for) and you are out. - is it one week as in 5 days, and 2h/day (let's say, after dinner?). Then I don't think 1 week is enough. Around a month would be needed to match the previous scenario