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AlgoMonster mentions (12)

• Ask HN: Does LeetCode/HackerRank make you a better developer?

  I think they make for poor evaluations, though understanding the underlying performance characteristics and limitations of common data structures and algorithms can certainly be important. That said, you'll probably need to get at least somewhat comfortable with these sorts of problems if you want to interview successfully. FWIW, the last time I was on the job hunt, I found it quicker and more helpful to use a... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Ask HN: How do you make time for side projects and Leetcode grinding

  This. Do not try and do the problems from scratch. All you will end up doing is frustrating yourself for hours and taking far longer to get through the material than you need to. You wouldn't do this in any other field e.g you wouldn't jump into a Linear Algebra textbook with no prior experience and expect to be able to solve all of the problems without first reading the chapters. Don't expect to be able to do... - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• Advice on going for paid aids while learning DSA.

  However, there's websites and resources like algo.monster which is a paid resource. Anyone, who has used algo monster, can they guide if it's the right path to go down on? Source: about 1 year ago

• What's the best list to start with?

  I'm using algo.monster and finding it very good for review /discovering problem-solving patterns when approaching popular interview topics. Source: over 1 year ago

• Do other Developers/Engineers really practice coding questions everyday?

  Many. educative.io (grokking the coding interview) Algo.monster. Source: almost 2 years ago

Codechef mentions (7)

• [2023 Day 8 (Part 2)] Some notes on features of input data

  Have you heard of codeforces.com, atcoder.jp, codechef.com, etc? Source: 6 months ago

• How helpful is leetcode at competitive programming?

  Leetcode is good to learn basic algorithms because problem statements are usually straightforward. Competitive programming has much wider range of problems. Most popular sites for cp are codeforces.com , atcoder.jp, codechef.com . Source: 6 months ago

• How do I study for ap csa if I have no coding experience?

  Learn Java with hands-on experience. I personally used codingbat.com a lot, but I've heard good things about codechef.com, which appears to even have a competitive option. Source: about 1 year ago

• A 4 years dropper, wanting to start a future in IT sector. Having some doubts. Help will be appreciated.

  For practicing algorithms, use any of the freely available websites like https://hackerrank.com https://codechef.com https://projecteuler.net A structured set of practice problems are available at https://www.interviewbit.com/courses/programming/ Avoid https://geeksforgeeks.org because it has a ton of material but very poor quality control. Source: almost 2 years ago

• I'm unfortunately stuck in tutorial hell

  These all have sample problems to solve Hackerrank.com edabit.com codewars.com codechef.com and there are tons more. Best of luck to you. I am at about the same level myself. I really like these sites. Source: over 2 years ago