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Interviewing gets discussed a lot here. Very little actually gets improved. If you want a (1) high paying job (2) and want to work on products that scale to mil

Interviewing gets discussed a lot here. Very little actually gets improved. If you want a (1) high paying job (2) and want to work on products that scale to millions, there's just no way you can escape leetcode style interviews. I've 2 decades of experience and have resisted it for sometime, but eventually gave in. These companies have way too many candidates to filter, so unless you're one of those inventors of popular frameworks like Tensorflow/Pytorch, you've to go through the grind. And with the popularity of blogs/tutorials/coaching classes the bar is only increasing. 2 medium problems in 30 mins is not a joke unless you've solved the same problems before or solved hundreds to quickly decipher the patterns. All this really breaks the back of staff/sr. staff level folks who rather choose to stay where they are even if that means lesser pay.

as-j 4y ago
I don't want agree but I do. I think there might be an alternate to leet code studying. I did Advent of Code (AoC) in 2019 to learn a new language. I then did some interviewing, and remember a few things on leet code problems "oh, this just like this AoC problem" and applying the same skill set. So maybe doing AoC and solving funny Elf and Sleigh problems could be more fun? Maybe not as efficient though. ;)
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- the_only_law 4y ago
  AOC is way more engaging than any leetcode problems I've ever done, but I wonder if that's because I could choose whatever language I want or a feel allows me to best express the solution.
  - posharma 4y ago
    Not sure what you're talking about; Leetcode also allows you to choose any language.
    - the_only_law 4y ago
      From a limited selection that they offer...
      - oneepic 4y ago
        Which one are you looking for? LC has 17 different languages available right now.
- oneepic 4y ago
  As a counterpoint, I did most of the recent AoC after grinding leetcode for work -- I felt like LC was much more efficient. I wouldn't prep for a serious job interview (FAANG) with just AoC.

as-j 4y ago

I don't want agree but I do. I think there might be an alternate to leet code studying. I did Advent of Code (AoC) in 2019 to learn a new language. I then did some interviewing, and remember a few things on leet code problems "oh, this just like this AoC problem" and applying the same skill set. So maybe doing AoC and solving funny Elf and Sleigh problems could be more fun? Maybe not as efficient though. ;)

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the_only_law 4y ago
AOC is way more engaging than any leetcode problems I've ever done, but I wonder if that's because I could choose whatever language I want or a feel allows me to best express the solution.
- posharma 4y ago
  Not sure what you're talking about; Leetcode also allows you to choose any language.
  - the_only_law 4y ago
    From a limited selection that they offer...
    - oneepic 4y ago
      Which one are you looking for? LC has 17 different languages available right now.
oneepic 4y ago
As a counterpoint, I did most of the recent AoC after grinding leetcode for work -- I felt like LC was much more efficient. I wouldn't prep for a serious job interview (FAANG) with just AoC.