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My thoughts on mastering data structures and algorithms as a self taught dev.
If you've learned to code on your own or through a bootcamp, you may be tempted to grind
Leetcode very hard next because that's what's recommended so often. Before you do that, consider:
*thread*
If you've learned to code on your own or through a bootcamp, you may be tempted to grind
Leetcode very hard next because that's what's recommended so often. Before you do that, consider:
*thread*
There's ample SWE positions that do not require DS&A whiteboard style problems as part of their interview process. Non tech companies in particular often will focus more on
projects, take-home assignments, and technical questions to gauge your knowledge as opposed to DS&A
projects, take-home assignments, and technical questions to gauge your knowledge as opposed to DS&A
There's an entire github repo of companies that do *not* do DS&A
whiteboard interviews: github.com
If you've assessed you absolutely need to know DS&A for your next interview, Leetcode still isn't
the first stop.
whiteboard interviews: github.com
If you've assessed you absolutely need to know DS&A for your next interview, Leetcode still isn't
the first stop.
Ppl recommending that typically have taken a DS&A course in college that gives them a proper background to succeed. Going hard on Leetcode w/o prior coursework is like taking a finals without ever going to the class-not a recommended path to
success.
success.
A few places you can learn DS&A for free include MIT's 6.006
ocw.mit.edu, UC Berkley's CS61B
sp21.datastructur.es, and
coursera.org .
ocw.mit.edu, UC Berkley's CS61B
sp21.datastructur.es, and
coursera.org .
After completion, pattern recognition is super-helpful. Resources to help with that
include 14 patterns hackernoon.com,
75 blind leetcode.com,
and Neetcode neetcode.io. Then employ the power of repetition as the mother of skill - grind Leetcode.
include 14 patterns hackernoon.com,
75 blind leetcode.com,
and Neetcode neetcode.io. Then employ the power of repetition as the mother of skill - grind Leetcode.
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