It was September 2023, a time when change was in the air. I found myself between jobs, and as luck... Tagged with leetcode, algorithms, learning, datastructures.

Materialize

Bobby Iliev

DevOps

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After attempting the Google Foobar challenge and going through several interview rounds with Google, the author didn't get the job but found inspiration to master data structures and algorithms. They committed to solving LeetCode problems daily, resulting in a 365+ day streak. Key learnings included efficient array manipulation, string handling, understanding hash tables, sorting algorithms, and greedy algorithms. Regular practice and tracking progress were vital in improving their skills.

1 Year of Consistent LeetCoding

This is inspiring. i recently started with leetcode can you suggest from what i can start first.

LeetCode just feels entirely like an awkward side mission for Software Engineering as a career. It’s not necessarily required, as you can just find the necessary problem-solving patterns to avoid grinding LeetCode and memorizing solutions, but you’ll inevitably have encounters with it even if you try to take a less greedy studying approach.

Good job brother! This is some stuff only a bit of people can do! I do leetcodes from time to time but I’m not very focused on them

To me this seems impossible sometimes, I lately had created a leetcode account and started doing a few problems, little did I know that I lack knowledge on DSA which meant I should first learn about DSA then come and continue. Things are quite hard but I presume to start my journey on February 2025.
Lets see what comes…

very inspiring, planning to go like this