How to use LeetCode effectively

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[leixia]

A LeetCode a day keeps unemployment away

[ntcboqk]

1. Start with easy problems(maybe month);
2. Best ones - Top 100 liked problems;
3. Start with easy -> hard DS(arrays, stack, queue -> heaps);
4. Dont spend in one problem hours and hours, look at the solution

[Nick-kbjc]

Man, I swear that sometimes understanding Leetcode’s example inputs and outputs is harder than actually solving the problem.

[hellowill]

My tip is to create a repo where you store all your solutions and progress!
Can group them, write notes etc. this way too.

[yourhaneul]

when even easy questions still hard lol

[mellejobs]

7:30 So much better than trying for days while banging my head against a wall until my self-esteem is totally destroyed

[ananthapriyaganesan]

Took one month to practice easy problems ? I started medium for 3 days n got demotivated and discontinued .. helpful to know everyone takes time.

[dannychenski]

5:11 "I've been there, I was spending 5 hours per problem" THIS is the stuff that motivates me personally.. I feel so dumb sometimes but it's nice to know that sometimes** it's normal and it will subside with more practice

[bhawnapatnaik]

I just started out and can't do dp, graphs, trees, recursion and a whole load of stuff. This really motivated me to keep going

[SocajowaRS]

Really good point with 4:50, Data structures and algorithms is generally higher level courses in university, Data structures for me was a 300 level course (junior) and algorithms was 400 level (senior) so starting out, you definitely want to focus on learning to program first, learn the ins and outs of one language, before jumping straight into learning data structures and algorithms (in my opinion)

[zitrakzsingh]

She - What are we gonna do tonight?
Me - 6:40

[LearnWithBahman]

Also learn concept of data structure beforehand. You do not need to code them (if you do your job will be easier) . Understanding the concept may take you 1 or two day (for whole data structure, array, stack...most of them are pretty straight forward ). Then you solve each problem and learn the concept and details more . If you like list of problems also you can do cracking the code interview problems, most of them you also could find in Leetcode. Remember first few days ( 20-30 days ) will be harder days. Problem will be harder but it will be easier for you. In general it is awesome stuff to learn to even if you do NOT want a coding Job. I get addicted to these problems and checking out internet to understand solutions .

[sharoncohen]

When you said "You guys aren't gonna take me seriously" I thought you were going to change into a hackaton/ startup/ node shirt lol

[Eugene.Berezin]

I use the same approach. I try to solve a problem myself. Then I look at the solution. If I understand how I would implement it in Swift (I code in Swift primarily, and honestly working through the algorithms in Swift helped me understand the language a lot better) I do that, if not I look at the discussion.
Also if I come up with a solution on my own and it's fast and good, I posted and share with the community.

[shankarsuman]

Now I understood how to use leetcode effectively. Earlier I used to take a topic spend more time on completing that topic rather than covering questions of every topic. I spent 2 months completing every questions from Linked Lists, Stacks and Queues and bit manipulation but didn't practice any other topics.

[aanchalsharma]

Totally agree that it's better to look up and understand the solution rather than spending hours and days trying to solve on your own.

[contacttoakhil]

I have solved around 1200 problems on leet but still always find sth new to learn.

[Finn-jppn]

The advice all of us needed. Thank you! Please continue adding to the Tech Interview Study Guide playlist

[HexagonalClosePacked]

I have a feeling I am going to watch all your videos for tips to prep for tech interviews coming up.

[chloecoppenheim]

Your sense of humor is great 😆 Love it! 💯