Deliberate practice techniques for software developers
It’s useful to practice problems that have solutions available, but you have to use them correctly:
Should I just copy and submit the Codeforces solution from the editorial after trying hours to understand it even though I don’t? (answer)
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Standardized tests, programming contests, and coding interviews all rely on short time limits. So there isn’t time to figure problems out from scratch. What’s the alternative?
How can the tops finish LeetCode weekly challenge that fast, usually under 20 minutes? (answer)
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Mastering the craft of programming can take many years, but what about learning enough to pass an interview?
How long had you been learning programming for until you were able to solve medium/hard problems on LeetCode? What about the easy ones? (answer)
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There are so many competitive programming practice problems available online now that it can be hard to decide which one to work on next:
How do you determine which problem is suitable for you at your level in competitive programming? (answer)
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