AlgoMonster mentions (13)

• Ask HN: What's your tips and tricks for the job seeker entering 2025?

  I, like many people, are entering the job market again and preparing to do a job search. What are the courses, tools, blog posts, and etc. That were useful to you as you were looking for a job? What tools did you use for your CV/Resume? Are cover letters still a thing? I personally anticipate finding a job through my network but that won't be the case for many people. What advice do you have for people applying on... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• 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 / over 1 year 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 / over 1 year 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: almost 2 years 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 2 years ago

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