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Archives for February 2020

Quora: How to Use Solutions

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Feb 26 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2020

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)

I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.

Quora: Solving Problems Quickly

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Feb 19 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2020

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)

I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.

Quora: How Long Does it Take to Learn Interview-Style Coding?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Feb 12 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2020

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)

I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.

Quora: Finding Your Next Practice Problem

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Feb 5 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2020

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)

I’m doing most of my writing on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2020.

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