i completed 700 leetcode problems.. here are the lessons i learnt 1. consistency is the key 2. make short notes for every problem 3. revise daily, otherwise there is no point of doing them all 4. first think of bruteforce approach, and then try to optimize it.. if you directly start to optimise the code, you will go nowhere 5. always try to find the patterns in the questions ( most of the questions are just little variations of very few base questions) 6. always dry run the code before testing / submitting 7. practice about complexity (you should be able to tell time and space complexity of the code you have written) 8. interviewbit is far more better than leetcode.. it has standard questions and focuses more on application of concepts.. all the best!! and happy coding ❤️
are you a college student i am a college student i know most parts of dsa and i have solved some basic questions (about 100) already it took like 3 months for me to reach to this point how much time it will take me to reach to some thing like ur level (700 questions) add also how much time did it take it for you
@@sudheepro for any topic do easy questions first, then medium and next hard... dont focus on the number of questions.. start any dsa sheet.. like strivers sheet.. and do the questions of a particular topic in the sheet and next do leetcode problems.. in that way you can code faster.. and if you didnt get the ans in 30 minutes, see the solution and make notes, i was not dedicated and inconsistent.. it took me so much time
I wrote all kinds of games at work using many different algorithms. But when I challenge medium+ level leetcode questions it still takes me a lot of time to figure out a good or a “smart” solution. If you have never seen a similar problem before or you don’t use it every now and then it’s very easy to forget how to implement it efficiently.
Yup. I totally agree with you on the last part of the video. Majority of people go into the development field expecting to make big bucks. The problem with this is, if you don't enjoy writing code, that's going to be the problem. People only think about the money at that moment. What they don't think about is that this will be their career for their life.
I honestly wouldn’t say you have to fully “enjoy”, just be content enough to get through them consistently. A lot of people work as a means to an end, and it’s kind of expected that not everything you do in your programming job is going to be roses and daisies. Yes, in an ideal world, your dream job would be something you’d love to go to everyday and enjoy every minute of it, but that’s just not realistic for a lot of people.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It's refreshing not hear people having similar mindsets. I feel like I often thought only about the money when thinking about career and not enough about the work itself
After going through Java I was about to start working on Spring framework but then I came upon your video and Now I have started leetcode practicing.. Thank you man
I totally agree what you have said, and now I can survive from 90% of the tech interview(still need some luck for that 10%), even the problem is difficult, even you cannot fully finish the code, you can still pass the interview. why? because I have convinced the interviewer I can make it by providing a clear logic, a clear path from brute force solution to optimized solution, good communication always helps me win the game.
@@plankton383 So Omar it has improved my problem solving skills. Now when I look at a question I immediately start thinking about different approaches I have studied which can be used and this is because of practice. Also now I am in last year of my engineering and will start applying for job. So I will let u know on that front. But it surely helps in building your logic.
@@shreyashghadge9496 and what is your routine, if I may ask? Do you just randomly sit at your desk and start solving problems or you stick to a plan? Do you go straight to the solution if you have no idea how to solve the problem?
@@plankton383 I try to sit for 2 3 hours per day and solve 3 4 questions in that time. Generally I have solved questions topic wise like starting from linked list, array, trees, graphs and so on. I try for 30 40 mins and uf I am nit able to come with a solution I read the discuss section. I initially read the approach and try to write solution on my own.
well i am currently preparing for a competition called "ECPC" a local version of icpc in egypt and now i am grinding leetcode problems and i almost run out of energy untill i saw your video . now , i can continue you gave me inspiration. thanks man ❤️
You guys ain't gonna believe this but almost all Indian students who prep for product based companies solve over 300 LC problems. Like literally you'll say "Bro I just completed 300 problems on Leetcode" and they'll be like "Bro it's 600 here and that too with both brute force and optimised approach"🗿
@@darkmaster666. Yea I did about 650+ and still find it difficult in FAANG companies. I had better time interviewing positions for other countries than in my own country. And people here are not so friendly as you might think, While many of them are great to interview, some are just egoistic/sadistic interviewers who just don't care.
@@darkmaster666. True that these days in India, noobies after 1st year are crossing 150+ lc, and by the time they complete the engineering the count is massive and they have at least 2 3 submissions for every problem. I just find it sad how cracking the same stuff is difficult for Indians as compared to other nationals and even having better qualities, the Indians are paid a lower price as compared to us grads
I started doing my first problem, two sum, the other day and struggled so bad... it was so demotivating considering that it's a fairly simple program. But ig, gotta keep practicing till I get better
If you just started do not be discouraged. Even very experienced programmers have to take a little bit of time thinking in the way LeetCode problems are solved. It’s great practice, but not directly related to success in the workplace. But learning understand a problem, break it down, and use tools you have to solve it is great practice so keep going.
When I first started to learn C++ in high school, I got a poor grade on the first exam because I couldn't memorize the data types or basic syntax. But near the end of the semester, I consistently scored first because I studied all the patterns and started programming after school for fun. I attended college and scored top 1% in computer science and now working for Big4. It really doesn't matter where you start, it matters when you fight for better and never give up.
@@abysswatcher4907 true! I remember when I first started learning how to code (C++) i was struggling to understand loops. I couldn't for the life of me understand how they worked and their syntax. And yet I've come so far, getting straight As in all my programming classes. The beginning may be Rocky but that doesn't mean it'll always be like that. I'll power through and learn and practice and get better!
Savage. But I kinda disagree. It's hard to memorize leetcode problems, and you have to be extremely smart to do so, or else you need to study patterns or understand them. The depth of understanding can help you become better at programming (e.g. Caching patterns, recursive data structure, optimization in general)
@@abysswatcher4907 I rest my case. All these things pigeon hole smart kids in their first tech jobs. Philosophically, they are trading youth for a paycheck working for some kind of upper management, who are mostly dim-witted uncreative people with mind-numbing taste and vision (exhibit A: Tim Cook). How do you think smart kids are going to grow under them? The kids need to ask their own questions, pursue their own ambitions, and define their own problem to solve. I don't need to mention to you in tech companies projects get scrapped by frat-brat alcohol numbed MBAs all the time regardless of whether or not they have merit. Sometimes you can attribute that to the market, but having being in the business long enough, we can tell most of the time the calls are based on total BS. So, with the blood boiling and passion swelling, a chilling cancelation after months of work is often what's handed out to the kids. Your response still focuses on the rather small picture and technical things, which can be done at any time for any defined project ON YOUR OWN TERMS. I am talking about zooming out and seeing things like LeetCode, or more broadly, this type of unoriginal training as shackles that give young people tunnel vision in their career development.
1:18 into the video and I love it. Straight into the point no boring talk about non-related stuff. This is way more motivating than any "I read that and that book and I got that heaven sent motivation". :) Instant sub.
Informative video, thanks for the information! I’m starting my last semester of college this fall and nobody has mentioned leetcode, yet I see it mentioned online constantly. You’ve inspired me to start doing leetcode problems!
cauz the nerdy professors r still trapped in the stone-aged, outdated from the real world. they dont care if u can find a job, they just wanna teach u nerdy stuff from 40 years ago!
I just started leet code today and your video sneaked into my feed. Watched your other videos and all i can say is congrats on everything you've achieved. Also nice to see you meditate since is a practicd i started this year and have found really beneficial. Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴 new sub here
Very helpful video! I am currently using the blind 75 to decide which problems to do which is a list that has the 75 most common coding problems which would def be useful for new people such as myself !
Like I did 3 per day during my inter, and solved 300 + till now. I am not sure if I aggrees with you where 300 is enough. I think big tech companies requires more "leetcode knowledge" while small companies focus more on frameworks and techs. If you are aimming for google I think 1000 is a good goal, but just to get a job it's a different story.
At top tech companies in the US, it's common to need to be able to solve a series of algorithm questions successfully, while communicating well and discussing the solution. There's a difference between understanding the idea behind a problem and being able to work through an optimal solution in 20 minutes. That being said, the returns on practicing leetcode plateau after you can comfortable solve interview problems.
It's funny of how that I have actually just finished my freshman year in college and I have started doing leetcode problem like you've described it in the video, but I have never consider taken breaks until you talked about the pomodoro technique. Great video. Probably have to do that some time soon.
Great video! One thing that caught my attention was your motivation behind doing Leetcode. You have a video about how CMU is overrated, and I understand you're early in your career. But using your employer's brand as social validation wears off really quickly, can be overrated, and can even encroach into the dangers of elitism. There's more to life than associating your identity with the name of the places you get to work at. This isn't meant to be an insult, but a caution for anyone else watching this video, because I've seen engineers mistake their self worth and value to society with the name of the places they worked at. It's made them hurt themselves, mentally and socially, more in the long run. Other than that, I support everything else you mentioned and hope you keep up the good work.
@@heatengine9283 china? ur joking right? chinese students who are of computer science know how to code and are very good at it on average, but here in india atleast 70% of them dont know how to write compilable code, they memorise code, dont understand the lower level details and most importantly indian students in general have no passion for computer science and also have no idea wtf they are doing as they joined cs for the hype
@@heatengine9283 nope in india students are only focused on dsa and leetcode, china has ranking as students do it as a sports but in india they do it to get jobs and do only leetcode throughout there cs degree plus they do it at multiple platforms... just to clear a job interview which is quite stupid
Thank you Michael. Very helpful video. Can you also tell us the questions you solved please? If there is an excel sheet or something where you kept a record
I have solved around 1000 problems on codeforces, around 150 on timus. Right now 150 on leetcode, but planning to boost that number to around 1500 ;) Have also solved 50 project euler problems. Most of these problems I solved, I did during college time.
Honestly bro I think it wasn’t even Leetcode that go you in but your CZcams channel ive been noticing companies hiring CZcamsrs that speak about CS by default
Not to mock your hard work but here in India, 300 problems on LC is like meh, its okay. The competition here is just so tough. I see a lot of tech CZcamsrs talk about getting a pretty decent/great intern by solving a curated 150-200 problems on LC. It just makes me think if it's easier to get a job in the West given the competition itself is less. I should start applying for international openings now, lol.
Hi, I have started solving leetcode problems like 3/day. But issue I face is I don't know all the algorithms, so I solve the problems by category wise without not worrying of complexities. Could you provide me the link of the sources you followed to know about algorithms. I am also currently looking for good software engineer role. PS: Thanks for this short video and sharing your experience.
I like the pomodoro technique but just could never do the standard 25 minutes. I always seem to get too distracted for the five minute break or just wanted to keep going because I was starting to get into the flow. I do 60 min session with a ten minute break and a thirty minute break every two completed. I try to get 4 done every day but obviously that can be very challenging. But found that’s most efficient for myself.
I did 500 leetcode problems in 7 months. LC is definitely the most worthy membership I ever bought! Got offer from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Uber last year.
60k???? oh my god.... maybe i should take some additional programming classes after all lol I'm a student in audiovisual media and this semester I finished my obligatory cs courses (like an introduction to all possible data structures etc in java). I went into those with 0 knowledge so it was quite hard on me at the start but now I've been enjoying coding more and more! We had to code our own snake game in java processing this semester and it was really fun. Not sure whether I should take web or software/game development classes tho so glad I found your channel!! it's been really interesting to learn from you
oh yeah, these jobs pay so much for some reason, check out levels.fyi and you can take a look for yourself, let me know if you have any questions about that. Wow that’s great!! Sometimes those intro courses are harder because a lot of kids have done coding before. For which class to take, I can’t give a clear answer, but I’m leaning towards game development since your initial experience coding the snake game was fun. Thank you for the kind words and the thought out comment :) they really mean so much
I agree that we should optimize solutions, but leetcode's time and space complexity tests are unreliable and give random results when you resubmit the same solution. (This is the case for java, not sure abt other languages)
I hear a lot of people talking about how the interview process for programming is shit and doesn't actually show if you are a good programmer. Can you show a video on how you're able to do well once you get the job you want? I guess how do you remain or become a good coder.
Wait why did u directly started with TREE data structure? Shouldn't u have started with arrays first then linked list strings recursion's then bst? Can you share
How did you go about choosing what problems to do? Currently I've been going through the list of easy/medium questions and doing them chronologically but wondering if you had different advice?
The blind list is good as mentioned above but also leetcode premium has company specific tags for each question that I followed for the FAANG companies
Hello I am a fresh programmer and I am not as good programmer in algo and ds. I am 25 and I always think I can't solve most of the problems in hackerank most of the time I'm always stuck in one problem. There was the time I always give up in one easy problem in Hackerank I wish you this video inspired me to do it again and my dream is to be part if competetive programming eventhough my age is a bit old.
i only starting to learning programming and YT already recommended me something on a middle level. Okay, i will try leetcode in the future but now i need to understand how is this things even work😆😆
When you say you studied 300 leet code problems, does that mean you know how to do them from memory? Or you know the ins and outs of optimizing every single one of those problems? I can probably do around 20-30 leet code problems pretty well, but that's also because I did them so many times. How do you know you're ready to actually interview?
hahaha no I don't know how to do them from memory, I just meant that I solved 300 problems, and I haven't optimized most of them. No way to truly know when you're ready to interview, I think that's why I went overboard and did so many
Hi Michael, do you have any advice for job applications? I currently live in Singapore and I even have trouble getting responses from big companies after the submission of my resume. Is there any "mass-hiring" time-period to look out for?
Most of the Big companies uses some sort of ATS to randomly selected CV based on some certain keywords, so Optimize your Cv to be ATS compliance and you'll get bunc of response.
hi Michael, I have also completed 200 problems on LeetCode and my summer break is starting from upcoming week, my question is how you earn that much money what kind of job you did?
Hi Song, we got same first name and Im from China. I am just wondering that how long does it take you to get intern? I mean when you no nothing and get intern at Amazon?
I think getting your first Intern/full-time is more or less a random process. You don't have any prior experience company looking for, so a good GPA from a prestigious CS program could help. A referral is strongly recommended, so ask your family members or search online for such a thing.
I reallllly hope that ppl don’t think that grinding leetcode is the only way (even a good way) to pass fannnnnggg (whatever the letter is now) interviews. If solving problems are your thing, feel free but let’s not promote leetcode hustle culture. Disclaimer: not a knock on op just don’t want ppl get the wrong idea.
How you earned so much money? It's my first video in your channel so I don't know about you and your past so please explain the process? Did you get a job or youtube or something?
i completed 700 leetcode problems..
here are the lessons i learnt
1. consistency is the key
2. make short notes for every problem
3. revise daily, otherwise there is no point of doing them all
4. first think of bruteforce approach, and then try to optimize it.. if you directly start to optimise the code, you will go nowhere
5. always try to find the patterns in the questions ( most of the questions are just little variations of very few base questions)
6. always dry run the code before testing / submitting
7. practice about complexity (you should be able to tell time and space complexity of the code you have written)
8. interviewbit is far more better than leetcode.. it has standard questions and focuses more on application of concepts..
all the best!! and happy coding ❤️
That was such a valuable information. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge ☺️
are you a college student
i am a college student i know most parts of dsa and i have solved some basic questions (about 100) already
it took like 3 months for me to reach to this point
how much time it will take me to reach to some thing like ur level (700 questions)
add also how much time did it take it for you
thanks for the reply if u do
@@sudheepro for any topic do easy questions first, then medium and next hard...
dont focus on the number of questions..
start any dsa sheet.. like strivers sheet.. and do the questions of a particular topic in the sheet and next do leetcode problems.. in that way you can code faster.. and if you didnt get the ans in 30 minutes, see the solution and make notes, i was not dedicated and inconsistent.. it took me so much time
hi may I ask which programming language you were using to solve those problems, tks u
i ate my vacuum cleaner yesterday.
what
😬🤣🤣
Honestly i can relate
This is way more impressive than 300 leetcode problems
Been there..done that
Great video - You have inspired me to start Leetcoding and hopefully I can be like you one day!
Thank you Eric Gu! Collab?
@@miso-tech thanks for the knowledge
Are you a pro yet?
I wrote all kinds of games at work using many different algorithms. But when I challenge medium+ level leetcode questions it still takes me a lot of time to figure out a good or a “smart” solution. If you have never seen a similar problem before or you don’t use it every now and then it’s very easy to forget how to implement it efficiently.
That's why you try to touch all patterns. Check the list made by a youtuber called neetcode
Yup. I totally agree with you on the last part of the video. Majority of people go into the development field expecting to make big bucks. The problem with this is, if you don't enjoy writing code, that's going to be the problem. People only think about the money at that moment. What they don't think about is that this will be their career for their life.
I honestly wouldn’t say you have to fully “enjoy”, just be content enough to get through them consistently. A lot of people work as a means to an end, and it’s kind of expected that not everything you do in your programming job is going to be roses and daisies. Yes, in an ideal world, your dream job would be something you’d love to go to everyday and enjoy every minute of it, but that’s just not realistic for a lot of people.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It's refreshing not hear people having similar mindsets. I feel like I often thought only about the money when thinking about career and not enough about the work itself
After going through Java I was about to start working on Spring framework but then I came upon your video and Now I have started leetcode practicing..
Thank you man
How’s it going?
I totally agree what you have said, and now I can survive from 90% of the tech interview(still need some luck for that 10%), even the problem is difficult, even you cannot fully finish the code, you can still pass the interview. why? because I have convinced the interviewer I can make it by providing a clear logic, a clear path from brute force solution to optimized solution, good communication always helps me win the game.
Consistency is the key. I have solved close to 400 questions in 4 5 months by just doing 3 to 4 questions daily.
Heyo! That is great. Was it useful? Did it improve your problem solving skills? Did it help you get a job or internship? And what was your process?
@@plankton383 So Omar it has improved my problem solving skills. Now when I look at a question I immediately start thinking about different approaches I have studied which can be used and this is because of practice. Also now I am in last year of my engineering and will start applying for job. So I will let u know on that front. But it surely helps in building your logic.
@@shreyashghadge9496 and what is your routine, if I may ask? Do you just randomly sit at your desk and start solving problems or you stick to a plan? Do you go straight to the solution if you have no idea how to solve the problem?
@@plankton383 I try to sit for 2 3 hours per day and solve 3 4 questions in that time. Generally I have solved questions topic wise like starting from linked list, array, trees, graphs and so on. I try for 30 40 mins and uf I am nit able to come with a solution I read the discuss section. I initially read the approach and try to write solution on my own.
@@shreyashghadge9496 thanks for sharing! 🙏🏻
well i am currently preparing for a competition called "ECPC" a local version of icpc in egypt and now i am grinding leetcode problems and i almost run out of energy untill i saw your video . now , i can continue you gave me inspiration. thanks man ❤️
Good luck :) Beat other nerds to the ground.
You guys ain't gonna believe this but almost all Indian students who prep for product based companies solve over 300 LC problems.
Like literally you'll say "Bro I just completed 300 problems on Leetcode" and they'll be like
"Bro it's 600 here and that too with both brute force and optimised approach"🗿
Pool is larger in India so competition is harder. 300 might be overkill somewhere but in India it's probably entry level.
@@darkmaster666. Yeah, right!
@@darkmaster666. Yea I did about 650+ and still find it difficult in FAANG companies. I had better time interviewing positions for other countries than in my own country. And people here are not so friendly as you might think, While many of them are great to interview, some are just egoistic/sadistic interviewers who just don't care.
@@ujjawal.pandey Yeah you are right. Even I solved about 340 problems on leetcode.
@@darkmaster666. True that these days in India, noobies after 1st year are crossing 150+ lc, and by the time they complete the engineering the count is massive and they have at least 2 3 submissions for every problem. I just find it sad how cracking the same stuff is difficult for Indians as compared to other nationals and even having better qualities, the Indians are paid a lower price as compared to us grads
I started doing my first problem, two sum, the other day and struggled so bad... it was so demotivating considering that it's a fairly simple program. But ig, gotta keep practicing till I get better
I also started leetcode yesterday. I solved two sum and truck problem.
If you just started do not be discouraged. Even very experienced programmers have to take a little bit of time thinking in the way LeetCode problems are solved. It’s great practice, but not directly related to success in the workplace. But learning understand a problem, break it down, and use tools you have to solve it is great practice so keep going.
Go and check leetcode channel.thank me later
When I first started to learn C++ in high school, I got a poor grade on the first exam because I couldn't memorize the data types or basic syntax. But near the end of the semester, I consistently scored first because I studied all the patterns and started programming after school for fun. I attended college and scored top 1% in computer science and now working for Big4.
It really doesn't matter where you start, it matters when you fight for better and never give up.
@@abysswatcher4907 true! I remember when I first started learning how to code (C++) i was struggling to understand loops. I couldn't for the life of me understand how they worked and their syntax. And yet I've come so far, getting straight As in all my programming classes. The beginning may be Rocky but that doesn't mean it'll always be like that. I'll power through and learn and practice and get better!
Things like LeetCode and how tech companies interview entry level engineers nowadays turn millions of smart young people a assembly-line machine
Savage. But I kinda disagree. It's hard to memorize leetcode problems, and you have to be extremely smart to do so, or else you need to study patterns or understand them. The depth of understanding can help you become better at programming (e.g. Caching patterns, recursive data structure, optimization in general)
@@abysswatcher4907 I rest my case. All these things pigeon hole smart kids in their first tech jobs. Philosophically, they are trading youth for a paycheck working for some kind of upper management, who are mostly dim-witted uncreative people with mind-numbing taste and vision (exhibit A: Tim Cook). How do you think smart kids are going to grow under them? The kids need to ask their own questions, pursue their own ambitions, and define their own problem to solve. I don't need to mention to you in tech companies projects get scrapped by frat-brat alcohol numbed MBAs all the time regardless of whether or not they have merit. Sometimes you can attribute that to the market, but having being in the business long enough, we can tell most of the time the calls are based on total BS. So, with the blood boiling and passion swelling, a chilling cancelation after months of work is often what's handed out to the kids. Your response still focuses on the rather small picture and technical things, which can be done at any time for any defined project ON YOUR OWN TERMS. I am talking about zooming out and seeing things like LeetCode, or more broadly, this type of unoriginal training as shackles that give young people tunnel vision in their career development.
Come to India people are doing 500-600+ problems and still worried about their interviews
1:18 into the video and I love it. Straight into the point no boring talk about non-related stuff. This is way more motivating than any "I read that and that book and I got that heaven sent motivation". :) Instant sub.
Thank you so much!! Seeing this comment made my day a little brighter :)
Informative video, thanks for the information! I’m starting my last semester of college this fall and nobody has mentioned leetcode, yet I see it mentioned online constantly. You’ve inspired me to start doing leetcode problems!
cauz the nerdy professors r still trapped in the stone-aged, outdated from the real world. they dont care if u can find a job, they just wanna teach u nerdy stuff from 40 years ago!
I just started leet code today and your video sneaked into my feed. Watched your other videos and all i can say is congrats on everything you've achieved. Also nice to see you meditate since is a practicd i started this year and have found really beneficial. Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴 new sub here
Thank you!! Meditation is amazing! I think it's the best habit I have. I wish you luck on your leetcode journey!!
Great, I would like to do a little meditation too but don't really know how to go about it, how do you do it?
The experiences you shared are really useful.
I'm on my way. Solved 171 Leetcode problems so far 😃
was it hard?
Very helpful video! I am currently using the blind 75 to decide which problems to do which is a list that has the 75 most common coding problems which would def be useful for new people such as myself !
Same. I started the blind 75 about a week ago and im definitely learning a lot
Awesome!! That's a good list! Best of luck to you with your recruiting!
Like I did 3 per day during my inter, and solved 300 + till now. I am not sure if I aggrees with you where 300 is enough.
I think big tech companies requires more "leetcode knowledge" while small companies focus more on frameworks and techs.
If you are aimming for google I think 1000 is a good goal, but just to get a job it's a different story.
At top tech companies in the US, it's common to need to be able to solve a series of algorithm questions successfully, while communicating well and discussing the solution. There's a difference between understanding the idea behind a problem and being able to work through an optimal solution in 20 minutes. That being said, the returns on practicing leetcode plateau after you can comfortable solve interview problems.
i needed something to start leet coding again . Your video did help me to start again :) Thank you so much
It's funny of how that I have actually just finished my freshman year in college and I have started doing leetcode problem like you've described it in the video, but I have never consider taken breaks until you talked about the pomodoro technique. Great video. Probably have to do that some time soon.
Phenomenal summary, helped me out a ton thanks man
one word == "crisp !"
Good content! This channel is going places
Thank you so much!! I really enjoy watching your channel :-)
Great video! One thing that caught my attention was your motivation behind doing Leetcode. You have a video about how CMU is overrated, and I understand you're early in your career. But using your employer's brand as social validation wears off really quickly, can be overrated, and can even encroach into the dangers of elitism. There's more to life than associating your identity with the name of the places you get to work at. This isn't meant to be an insult, but a caution for anyone else watching this video, because I've seen engineers mistake their self worth and value to society with the name of the places they worked at. It's made them hurt themselves, mentally and socially, more in the long run. Other than that, I support everything else you mentioned and hope you keep up the good work.
clearly you havent seen students of india, Most of them do 600+ questions. its like average
they dont even understand what they are solving lol the reason most them dont get good jobs, they just copy paste code to impress people
Ikr the completion is tough here
Most ? A few sure, but certainly not most.
That would be China.
@@heatengine9283 china? ur joking right? chinese students who are of computer science know how to code and are very good at it on average, but here in india atleast 70% of them dont know how to write compilable code, they memorise code, dont understand the lower level details and most importantly indian students in general have no passion for computer science and also have no idea wtf they are doing as they joined cs for the hype
@@heatengine9283 nope in india students are only focused on dsa and leetcode, china has ranking as students do it as a sports but in india they do it to get jobs and do only leetcode throughout there cs degree plus they do it at multiple platforms... just to clear a job interview which is quite stupid
is that the legendary business science shirt
LOL this made me laugh
haha nice nice
Congratulations on your channel growth. Would you please wish me a happy birthday. It would make my day.
thank you and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! I hope you have a great day:)
Thank you Michael. Very helpful video. Can you also tell us the questions you solved please? If there is an excel sheet or something where you kept a record
good shit dude, loved your video
Thank you for the video 🙏
This was amazing video I got in the recommended section from CZcams ❤
I really liked the fact that your hair style was changing every once in a while ...
Lmao 700 - 800 problems is the norm in india for comp sci students
I have solved around 1000 problems on codeforces, around 150 on timus. Right now 150 on leetcode, but planning to boost that number to around 1500 ;)
Have also solved 50 project euler problems.
Most of these problems I solved, I did during college time.
Codeforces is much harder than leetcode, what's your rating on cf?
Thank you so much for this, I really thinking of doing this myself
Thank you for watching, you got this :)
okay, gonna give it a try to achieve something
I have done nearly 450 and still in a loop of self-doubt.😭
imposter syndrome is a bitch, I feel like I still haven't gotten over mine. all we can do is take one step forward at a time
@@miso-tech Same man! I feel the same.
Indians be like :- let's do 1000
Thank you for your good video.
At first, did you feel even a easy problem was difficult?
If so, when did you feel a medium problem was easy?
Are you related to Brenda Song?
Honestly bro I think it wasn’t even Leetcode that go you in but your CZcams channel ive been noticing companies hiring CZcamsrs that speak about CS by default
Not to mock your hard work but here in India, 300 problems on LC is like meh, its okay. The competition here is just so tough. I see a lot of tech CZcamsrs talk about getting a pretty decent/great intern by solving a curated 150-200 problems on LC. It just makes me think if it's easier to get a job in the West given the competition itself is less. I should start applying for international openings now, lol.
Hi, I have started solving leetcode problems like 3/day. But issue I face is I don't know all the algorithms, so I solve the problems by category wise without not worrying of complexities. Could you provide me the link of the sources you followed to know about algorithms. I am also currently looking for good software engineer role.
PS: Thanks for this short video and sharing your experience.
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@@romanaqureshi7215 yup it's gold. i'm following it currently
I did 505 and, one week from now my placements are starting in my college, wish me luck :)
Projects kya kya h
Good luck dude
Are you from Bits?
sounds like a whole dope Experience!
I like the pomodoro technique but just could never do the standard 25 minutes. I always seem to get too distracted for the five minute break or just wanted to keep going because I was starting to get into the flow.
I do 60 min session with a ten minute break and a thirty minute break every two completed. I try to get 4 done every day but obviously that can be very challenging. But found that’s most efficient for myself.
Same I feel like 25 minutes is for people with too low focus
Loved this video , imma finna start competitive coding this summer ! (Weird how im also at the end of my freshman year)
thank you for the transparency!
I did 500 leetcode problems in 7 months. LC is definitely the most worthy membership I ever bought! Got offer from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Uber last year.
Congrats!! That's awesome
Cs was the most humbling experience of my life and I want to switch to stats
60k???? oh my god.... maybe i should take some additional programming classes after all lol I'm a student in audiovisual media and this semester I finished my obligatory cs courses (like an introduction to all possible data structures etc in java). I went into those with 0 knowledge so it was quite hard on me at the start but now I've been enjoying coding more and more! We had to code our own snake game in java processing this semester and it was really fun. Not sure whether I should take web or software/game development classes tho
so glad I found your channel!! it's been really interesting to learn from you
oh yeah, these jobs pay so much for some reason, check out levels.fyi and you can take a look for yourself, let me know if you have any questions about that.
Wow that’s great!! Sometimes those intro courses are harder because a lot of kids have done coding before.
For which class to take, I can’t give a clear answer, but I’m leaning towards game development since your initial experience coding the snake game was fun.
Thank you for the kind words and the thought out comment :) they really mean so much
@@miso-tech thanks for the lengthy reply! you're probably right, i'll check out the game development courses offered by my uni :)
Leetcode has really killed interview motivation.
I subbed because its only about the topic, to the point ❤
Hey Micheal, how often did you have to look at the discussions page or have to watch a video regarding the problem itself?
Almost never! Sometimes I do it after the problem has been solved though
I agree that we should optimize solutions, but leetcode's time and space complexity tests are unreliable and give random results when you resubmit the same solution. (This is the case for java, not sure abt other languages)
That's true for most of the languages, but if one algorithm is much better than another, you can see the differences in the result
Not surprise given Leetcode servers experience thrashing most of the time.
I hear a lot of people talking about how the interview process for programming is shit and doesn't actually show if you are a good programmer. Can you show a video on how you're able to do well once you get the job you want? I guess how do you remain or become a good coder.
Quick question, what did you have to do to prepare yourself to start leetcode challenges?
You got new Leetcode solver suscriber...
LOL LETS GO!
good editing man
Thank you:)
I've solved 700+ questions on leetcode that too with multiple approaches
Wait why did u directly started with TREE data structure? Shouldn't u have started with arrays first then linked list strings recursion's then bst? Can you share
Thanks 👍
How did you go about choosing what problems to do? Currently I've been going through the list of easy/medium questions and doing them chronologically but wondering if you had different advice?
Check out the blind 75 list or a list of 170 questions from Sean Prasad
@@CrazyzzzDudezzz thanks a lot! I'll definitely check those out!
The blind list is good as mentioned above but also leetcode premium has company specific tags for each question that I followed for the FAANG companies
Try codeforces problems next ;)
I think about doing them to become a better developer
Hello I am a fresh programmer and I am not as good programmer in algo and ds.
I am 25 and I always think I can't solve most of the problems in hackerank most of the time I'm always stuck in one problem. There was the time I always give up in one easy problem in Hackerank
I wish you this video inspired me to do it again and my dream is to be part if competetive programming eventhough my age is a bit old.
25 isn't old mate, or am I missing something?
Bruh, you recorded this video straight outta Amazon office and on work laptop. Haha!
SICK MATE!
i only starting to learning programming and YT already recommended me something on a middle level.
Okay, i will try leetcode in the future but now i need to understand how is this things even work😆😆
good practicising
When you say you studied 300 leet code problems, does that mean you know how to do them from memory? Or you know the ins and outs of optimizing every single one of those problems? I can probably do around 20-30 leet code problems pretty well, but that's also because I did them so many times. How do you know you're ready to actually interview?
Exactly what I was thinking
hahaha no I don't know how to do them from memory, I just meant that I solved 300 problems, and I haven't optimized most of them. No way to truly know when you're ready to interview, I think that's why I went overboard and did so many
I am currently preparing for an Olympiad coming up in two months (Even though I am in the middle of exams), thanks
The part when he talked about the little investment and huge returns based on salary is what I stand by.
100%!!
Hi may I ask which programming language(s) you were using to solve those problems? tks u
Video was of great help buddy...can you explain the process how you earned 60k dollars after solving questions on Leetcode
Which programming language did you use for this and is this programming language sufficient to apply for FAANG?
Hi Michael, do you have any advice for job applications? I currently live in Singapore and I even have trouble getting responses from big companies after the submission of my resume. Is there any "mass-hiring" time-period to look out for?
Most of the Big companies uses some sort of ATS to randomly selected CV based on some certain keywords, so Optimize your Cv to be ATS compliance and you'll get bunc of response.
I too solved 300+ qs in leetcode hope it will enough to get me a job by this year...
this is the equivalent of ego lifting for bodybuilders
thank you
Are the courses on Leet code any good or do people primarily use it for the practice problems?
Which youtube channel you followed for solution/tips/explanation/hints?
what do you recommend as a learning source for that data structures and algorithm
hi Michael, I have also completed 200 problems on LeetCode and my summer break is starting from upcoming week, my question is how you earn that much money what kind of job you did?
quite helpful
I just wanted to know how much time did you spent
I am in my freshman year also
don't want to rush things too much
Not entirely sure about it. Maybe 100-200 hours over the course of 3-4 months?
Can i get your autograph?
ill do it for $10 because of my friend discount
Hi Song, we got same first name and Im from China. I am just wondering that how long does it take you to get intern? I mean when you no nothing and get intern at Amazon?
I think getting your first Intern/full-time is more or less a random process. You don't have any prior experience company looking for, so a good GPA from a prestigious CS program could help. A referral is strongly recommended, so ask your family members or search online for such a thing.
I have solved over 600 or even 700+ medium(not counting the easy ones)difficulty level problems on diff platform but still I feel like a noob
Hey bro, what’s your opinion on when to look at a solution. In other words, how long should I allow myself to he stuck?
Great video mate
Which language you used???
What would you recommend
I use Java, and I recommend Python for starting out because it is very intuitive!
I reallllly hope that ppl don’t think that grinding leetcode is the only way (even a good way) to pass fannnnnggg (whatever the letter is now) interviews. If solving problems are your thing, feel free but let’s not promote leetcode hustle culture. Disclaimer: not a knock on op just don’t want ppl get the wrong idea.
average kids in my college do around 500+ questions lol
in which language did you solve your problems????
Huh! 300? They don't give referrals to companies for less anything less than 600 problems in India.
hey bro i m facing problem i couldnt solve the easy one what should i do
How you earned so much money? It's my first video in your channel so I don't know about you and your past so please explain the process? Did you get a job or youtube or something?
Hi I am a first year cse student should i have to do cp or i have to make projects
Helpful
thank you :)