Archives for April 2020

I have the perfect coding interview process.

Are coding interviews flawed? (answer)

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

Quora questions are often about specific people. Here’s one about top competitive programmer Errichto, who is releasing a YouTube video every day in April:

How long does it take to get as good in competitive programming as Errichto? (answer)

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

Many people think it is (especially on Stack Overflow), but they don’t always make a good argument for their position:

Is it true that competitive programming is a waste of time? (answer)

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

This question is similar to some I’ve covered before, but I like how it’s worded:

How long does it take to finish a problem you don’t know how to solve? (answer)

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

I’ve spent time on both HackerRank and LeetCode this year, and they’re both useful. But I can see why LeetCode is the one that comes to mind when people think about coding interview preparation.

What is the difference between HackerRank and LeetCode? (answer)

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