Can you please do a video or explain how to learn react and web development. I remember you saying that you did stuff for your school's newspaper and how helping people out with their websites is a super nice way to start gaining experience. I'm just not sure where to start.
This is a great video. However, I would suggest that new graduates who are going for competitive SWE roles also do the Leetcode Hard problems. Though these are less commonly asked, they definitely build that next-level problem-solving ability.
Those are some great tips. Thanks Mark. How do you go about reviewing/revisiting questions? Do you type the code again or just have a look at the code/notes?
Oh great question! I don't start with typing the code immediately, I just look back at the problem and see if I know how to solve it. I've found that even without coding, each problem usually has some kind of "trick" or "strategy" to solving it, and I know whether or not I understand it. If I understand it, but feel iffy about my ability to code it, then i'll code it. Otherwise if I understand it I'll move on, if I don't i'll do the whole thing again!
Honestly there's no magic trick but I get you, that's a really tough spot to be. What I'd do if I were you is just try to find it in me to stick the course. Use tools like Simplify to make applications easier, continue gaining experience while still applying so you're improving on both fronts simultaneously. It can be a grind, but it pays off!
I do believe this is overall a good video. However, I don’t understand the strict commitment to a short time limit for practicing problems. A lot of the best don’t do that. Being stuck and thinking through it strengthens your problem-solving skills. Similar to the gym, if you’re not being challenged you’re not growing. It seems to me the real thing to aim for when solving a problem is serious and conscious effort. Solving a problem involves checking through multiple avenues and can justifiably take more than 10 minutes. On the other hand, the real vice to avoid is self-deception. For a lot of people, they (unintentionally) don’t put in much effort into doing a problem because they know they’re going to look at the solution at a specific time.
Hey Justin! Thanks for the comment and taking your time to watch the video :) I can totally get where you're coming from. For me personally, the shorter time limit for each problem was an optimization that ensured I keep going instead of getting too burnt out by a couple problems. When I'd look at the solutions, I'd still take time to thoroughly understand the solution (usually by walking through iterations on paper). That did enough for me to actually learn even if I didn't crack the solution myself on the first go. Over a longer time horizon, this helped me get a ton more problems under my belt that I actually understood and translated well to interview performance. To be totally fair though, this is just what's worked for me. Can't guarantee it'll be right for everyone, but it's what I'd do the next time I'm interview prepping!
Hope this helps you on your journey! 🚀
80 percent of the questions:
• Arrays and Hashing
• Two Pointers
• Sliding window
• Stack
• Binary Search
• Linked List
• Trees
• Heap/ Priority Queue
• Graphs
15 percent of the questions:
• Back Tracking
• 1-D dynamic programming
• Greedy Algorithm
• Intervals
5 percent of the questions:
• Tries
• Advanced Graphs
• 2-D Dynamic programming
• Math & Geometry
• Bit Manipulation
As a beginner DSA learner - massive thank you! very clear explanation of a wide and deep topic for many people :)
This is awesome to see, thank you!
this video came at the perfect time 🧘🏻♀️✨
love to hear it!
What a great video! Thank you, Mark!
Can you please do a video or explain how to learn react and web development. I remember you saying that you did stuff for your school's newspaper and how helping people out with their websites is a super nice way to start gaining experience. I'm just not sure where to start.
This could be interesting! Noted down
This is a great video.
However, I would suggest that new graduates who are going for competitive SWE roles also do the Leetcode Hard problems. Though these are less commonly asked, they definitely build that next-level problem-solving ability.
This video is pure gold!
Please make a video about making a good LinkedIn profile
Noted! This is a great idea
Was literally thinking about how to leetcode effectively since I've got stuff come up. This video was insanely helpful!
That’s awesome, thank you for watching!
Appreciate all the sauce!!
Appreciate all the support!!
Your tips are really helpful. Thanks
1 pro tip : try to revise top algos in your mind when going to sleep. It helps to retain patterns in mind for longer time and helps to sleep faster 😂.
I've totally done this 😂
thank you very much sir......really helpful......thank you once again
Great video!
Great content and great video. Thanks for sharing!
Those are some great tips. Thanks Mark. How do you go about reviewing/revisiting questions? Do you type the code again or just have a look at the code/notes?
Oh great question! I don't start with typing the code immediately, I just look back at the problem and see if I know how to solve it. I've found that even without coding, each problem usually has some kind of "trick" or "strategy" to solving it, and I know whether or not I understand it. If I understand it, but feel iffy about my ability to code it, then i'll code it. Otherwise if I understand it I'll move on, if I don't i'll do the whole thing again!
Thanks for sharing those tips with us it's really helpful
Great video as always. You are on track to becoming a top cs TH-camr.
Thank you 🙏
Great video!
What can you do if you have a decent resume and apply to so many places and get no replies at all back. For internships
Honestly there's no magic trick but I get you, that's a really tough spot to be. What I'd do if I were you is just try to find it in me to stick the course. Use tools like Simplify to make applications easier, continue gaining experience while still applying so you're improving on both fronts simultaneously. It can be a grind, but it pays off!
I do believe this is overall a good video. However, I don’t understand the strict commitment to a short time limit for practicing problems. A lot of the best don’t do that. Being stuck and thinking through it strengthens your problem-solving skills. Similar to the gym, if you’re not being challenged you’re not growing.
It seems to me the real thing to aim for when solving a problem is serious and conscious effort. Solving a problem involves checking through multiple avenues and can justifiably take more than 10 minutes.
On the other hand, the real vice to avoid is self-deception. For a lot of people, they (unintentionally) don’t put in much effort into doing a problem because they know they’re going to look at the solution at a specific time.
Hey Justin! Thanks for the comment and taking your time to watch the video :)
I can totally get where you're coming from. For me personally, the shorter time limit for each problem was an optimization that ensured I keep going instead of getting too burnt out by a couple problems.
When I'd look at the solutions, I'd still take time to thoroughly understand the solution (usually by walking through iterations on paper). That did enough for me to actually learn even if I didn't crack the solution myself on the first go.
Over a longer time horizon, this helped me get a ton more problems under my belt that I actually understood and translated well to interview performance.
To be totally fair though, this is just what's worked for me. Can't guarantee it'll be right for everyone, but it's what I'd do the next time I'm interview prepping!
@@markbenliyan - Thanks for the thoughtful response. I really enjoy your videos!
@@justinhenry5772 That means a ton haha thanks Justin!
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