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Quora: Is 45 Minutes a Good Length of Time to Solve a HackerRank Problem?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Jun 1 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

HackerRank is less active than LeetCode, but some companies use it for hiring. Here’s a question about good problem-solving time:

I’m solving Medium HackerRank.com problems in 45 minutes. Is that bad? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: Should I Worry About LeetCode Statistics?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment May 25 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

A question about LeetCode statistics:

I solved a LeetCode question, but my solution is better than only 5% of submissions, which means my solution is not better than 95% of submissions. Should I worry about this as a computer programmer? Does this mean I should write better algorithms? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: How Long Should You Wait Before Looking at the Answer?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment May 18 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

Someone asked the following question on Quora: “How long do I have to wait, before I see the answer to a problem in programming?” What do you think it means?

Quora allows anyone to edit a question, and sometimes I edit questions to make them clearer. But in this case a few people had already answered the original question. The trend on Quora is for people to answer questions even if they don’t make sense. Maybe they have learned that the question author rarely comes back to clarify their intention.

I think the other answers misinterpreted the question. Here’s my answer:

How long do I have to wait, before I see the answer to a problem in programming? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: What do you get when you combine Stack Overflow with Quora?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment May 11 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

Frankenstein’s Q&A site:

What do you get when you combine Stack Overflow with Quora? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: Are Competitive Programming Sites Used for AI Training?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment May 4 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

Is their secret out?

Is it true that competitive programming platforms use problem solving from coders for AI training? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: How Do I Make Competitive Programming Interesting for Students?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Apr 27 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

If it isn’t interesting already, can you make it interesting?

How do I make competitive programming interesting for students? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: How Long Should I Spend on a LeetCode Question Before Looking at the Solution?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Apr 20 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

Variations of this question come up a lot, but I think it’s a key part of creating a study strategy.

As a software engineer who is using LeetCode to prepare for coding interviews, how long do you try to solve a problem by yourself before giving up and looking at the solution? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: How do You Get a LeetCode Badge?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Apr 13 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

Badges, badges, badges….

How do you get a LeetCode badge? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: Why do Competitive Programming Problems Use So Much Math?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Apr 6 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

(Also LeetCode and HackerRank problems).

Why do competitive programming problems use so much math? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

Quora: Should I Learn Every Solution to a Coding Interview Problem?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Mar 30 0

Red-Green-Code Quora 2022

Practice problems for coding interviews often have multiple solutions. Is it a good idea to learn them all?

Should I learn every solution to a coding interview problem? (answer)

See A Project for 2022 to find out what I’m working on this year.

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