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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
I would also like to know how.
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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
>Consider the following alternative scenario: instead of leetcode, what if you focused all of your efforts on finding ANY programming job? Because I don't just want ANY programming job. In fact, that is the approach I took with my f
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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
>if this is a serious post, Why would this be a joke? >My two cents are, unless we're talking about very high aptitude in a domain (say the top ~0.1-1%), most is reachable through deliberate effort for most people. Yes, that amou
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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
The talent that makes one good at coding challenges also makes one good at implementing real world solutions. That's why the biggest companies use Leetcode to test interviewees despite having huge resources to pick any other method tha
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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
Not a joke at all. This is my life story.
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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
>And you can get good enough to do things without getting genius level great, or even good at the level (or with the ease) of the person with the innate talent Maybe. It depends on how much innate talent you do have. Talent isn't an
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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
Do those other jobs have the prestige, benefits and pay of Google though?
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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
I want to make money to pursue other pursuits with financial security. I also like it decently and thought it was my best shot I had to make money.
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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
I am trying to get a FAANG level job. People have always said if I keep trying it's within reach. I have no credentialist upbringing. There are other things that are limiting me. I have no network and bad social skills.
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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
The ability to do Leetcode well when a reasonable amount of time is applied to it and doing all the things you mentioned are correlated. The only issue here is the guy, in your words "was stuck fairly early and gave up." He didn&#
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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
Do they all pay well, have high prestige and amazing benefits?
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by QuitProgramming 6y ago
I would like to add something I couldn't fit into the original post. A big part of why I think I got stuck trying so hard is because of the anecdotes programmers like to throw around. They'll tell a story about one guy they knew o
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5 years of leetcode with no progress. I'm giving up
123 points by QuitProgramming 6y ago|206 comments