Deliberate practice techniques for software developers
If you practice math or programming problems from a source that provides solutions, you have to decide when to peek at the solution. That might lead you to ask a question like this:
Is it still effective learning if I try medium and hard coding challenges and give up after 30 minutes and just review all the solutions if I can’t solve it myself? (answer)
Why is this post so short? Find the answer, and links to a blog table of contents, at A Summer 2019 Experiment.
There are a lot of competitive programming problems out there. How do you decide which ones to practice? For example: What is the best strategy to tackle LeetCode problems, sort by the highest acceptance rates or problems related to one concept together? (answer) Why is this post so short? Find the answer, and links to […]
ContinueWhat are the benefits of being a Codeforces expert? (answer) Is the writer of this question talking about an Expert-rated Codeforces user, or do they mean someone who is really good at solving Codeforces programming problems. My guess is the latter. Why is this post so short? Find the answer, and links to a blog […]
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ContinueQuora has many programming topics in its topic ontology, and many technical question and answer writers in its user base. But the Quora question interface isn’t optimal for expressing the types of questions that a programmer encounters in daily work. Hence this question: How can I submit a programming question on Quora if I can’t […]
ContinueCoding interviews can seem ridiculous, but would company leaders trust such an important part of their business to a process that didn’t work? Or to Quorify that question: Do you think programming interviews these days are a joke? (answer) Why is this post so short? Find the answer, and links to a blog table of […]
ContinueThere’s plenty of griping about the coding interview process. But at least everyone gets to use their favorite programming language. When Microsoft interviews a software engineer, do they prefer what programming language is used during the interview? (answer) Why is this post so short? Find the answer, and links to a blog table of contents, […]
ContinueStack Exchange and Quora operate according to different Q&A philosophies. One difference is that Stack Exchange sites separate questions about a site (meta questions) from questions about the topic covered by that site. On Quora, the subject of “Quora the Q&A site” is just another topic. In that topic, you can find questions like this […]
ContinueOne way to categorize competitive programming contests is by duration. A short contest wraps up after a few hours. In a long contest you get several days to think about and submit solutions. With that in mind, Why would you not participate in a long contest? (answer) Why is this post so short? Find the […]
ContinueThis week, two Quora questions about books: Does reading the book Competitive Programming 3 really help with competitive programming? (answer) Is it worth reading the book “How to Solve It” by G. Polya for competitive coders? (answer) Why is this post so short? Find the answer, and links to a blog table of contents, at […]
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