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i takes months to prepare and memorize optimal solutions: during an interview in my experience it is timed AND you need to give the optimal solution AND you ne
by b20000 2y ago
i takes months to prepare and memorize optimal solutions:
during an interview in my experience it is timed AND you need to give the optimal solution AND you need to talk while coding
hiring those good at leetcode will get you a team consisting of people who had the time to practice and are good at practicing. that’s it.
not passing leetcode interviews has no meaning regarding someone’s capabilities.
and BTW i am not talking about a basic for loop type problem.
- Tabular-Iceberg 2y agoYou’ve also optimised for a developers who possess a certain degree of grit and determination even in the face of boring and unfulfilling work.
- b20000 2y agoyeah, and they still can’t build real solutions despite passing leetcode
- Tabular-Iceberg 2y agoThat happens for sure, but you'd still rather have one that can both build real solutions and grind leetcode than one that can build real solutions, but ends up wasting time on HN as soon as the going gets tough. And I say that as someone who decidedly belongs to the latter category.