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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 / 6 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 / 7 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: 11 months 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: about 1 year ago

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

  Many. educative.io (grokking the coding interview) Algo.monster. Source: over 1 year ago

Interview Cake mentions (3)

• Just started Leetcode and I'm so lost...

  Here's another site that helped me when I was starting out: interviewcake.com (I think I had a free trial or something). Source: about 2 years ago

• Getting a full time job before graduation

  Interviewcake.com has some great explanations and practice problems for leetcode style problems. I got the year subscription on sale. Source: over 2 years ago

• How to remove mental fatigue during interview

  I also used to do the exact same thing during a technical interview. Seems like an obvious answer, but I've always noticed the more prior practice I have, the less nervous I get. I think a good part of the mental fatigue comes from nerves. And those nerves were amplified when I encountered a problem for which I didn't immediately have a general grasp of the solution. But as soon as I got more consistent with my... Source: almost 3 years ago