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> Anybody with sufficient interest can find the time to get to a basic competence level in leetcode and system design. OK. But, it has nothing to do with inter
by canyonero 5y ago
> Anybody with sufficient interest can find the time to get to a basic competence level in leetcode and system design.
OK. But, it has nothing to do with interest. It's time (which may already occupied with working long hours or a second job to pay off debt or looking after family). Who has extra time to perform leetcode tasks that have no alignment to day-to-day tasks and expectations. People with the luxury of free-time, thus attracting a certain type of profile.
> Getting real life experience or a college degree has got to be the bigger gate.
You don't just get a job doing leetcode. The experience and/or degree are table-stakes. The OP post is asking folks who likely already have experience or a degree related to the field of software engineering.
- cloverich 5y agoInterest in getting a job that requires it, not interst for its own sake. The number of people who cannot find 1-2 hours a week over the course of a year to prepare despite an interest in doing so is vanishingly small. Yes you might struggle to find the time if you have two jobs and two toddlers, but kids grow up and the ROI is clearly there. Leet code sucks. But its a solid and relatively cheap (time and money) investment, and in particular is cheaper than any other of the (not quite as) high paying jobs I can compare it to.