Deliberate practice techniques for software developers
Competitive programming sites and interview preparation sites have a lot in common, but they aren’t interchangeable:
Is TopCoder the best place to practice coding interview questions? (answer)
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As any student pursuing a technical degree knows, problem sets are a big part of math, physics, and engineering classes. Computer science works a bit differently. While CS theory classes use problem sets similar to those in math and science, other classes often require CS students to turn in code that compiles and runs. Some […]
ContinueSometimes the barrier to coding interview success is math rather than algorithms and data structures, or programming fluency: I can’t solve some of math fundamental problems in HackerRank. What should I do? (answer) I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.
ContinuePractice is important, but not all practice is equally useful: What is a better method to learn LeetCode than just practicing it? (answer) I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.
ContinueCodeChef is running a series of learning-oriented contests that may be useful for people working on algorithm fundamentals: What basic data structures and algorithms knowledge do I need to be able to solve easy problems on CodeChef? The transition from “beginner” to “easy” category felt overwhelming. (answer) I’m doing most of my writing on Quora […]
ContinueWriting proofs is slow. Solving programming contest problems is supposed to be fast. Is there any relationship between the two? Are top competitive programmers good at writing proofs? (answer) I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.
ContinueA benefit of LeetCode’s current popularity is the wide range of solutions in the discussion board for each problem. What’s the best way to use these? What do you see as the main benefit of stopping to look at the Discuss board when trying to solve LeetCode problems? (answer) I’m doing most of my writing […]
ContinueI think most people would agree with the premise of this question: Why are coding interviews so difficult? (answer) I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.
ContinueWith so many online coding interview preparation sites, it’s natural to wonder what the role of prep books is these days: Is “Cracking the Coding Interview” still the best resource for programming interview practice? (answer) I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.
ContinueSome programming contests allow participants to use pre-written algorithms. How does that apply to LeetCode? Should I use pre-written code to submit in LeetCode? (answer) I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.
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