Hate it or love it, but leetcode.com has become the de facto learning tool to prepare for software engineering coding interviews. Other skills are required to do the job, but this interview standard has its benefits by providing candidates a fair chance at solving a timed problem in a stressful environment.
Investing time to master and retain data structures and algorithms will net you a great ROI by helping you become a top earner. In addition, having a deep understanding of the material will make you a subject matter expert and a top performer.
Goal
Leetcode has gamified this egregious grind by providing a store, where you can redeem your earned coins for prizes. The prizes are nothing spectacular, but earning the t-shirt is an exciting challenge since 6,000 (t-shirt) or 7,800 (t-shirt, keychain, and coaster) coins will require a lot of time, discipline, and commitment.
Tasks
Below is a breakdown to earn the maximum amount of coins to get the t-shirt in less than a year.
| Type | Tasks | Per Year |
|---|---|---|
| Social Media | 4 | 40 (One time) |
| Daily | 2 | 4,015 |
| Weekly | 2 | 2,080 |
| Bi-Weekly | 2 | 1,040 |
| Monthly | 3 | 1,260 |
| Total | 13 | 8,435 |
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8,435coins from doing all 13 tasks.
Social Media
- Easy coins if you want to share your social media on your profile.
| Task | Coins | Per Year |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 (One time) | |
| 10 | 10 (One time) | |
| Github | 10 | 10 (One time) |
| 10 | 10 (One time) |
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40coins from connecting social media accounts.
Daily
- View the daily challenges from the problem page.
| Task | Coins | Per Year |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Check-in | 1 | 365 |
| Daily Challenge | 10 | 3,650 |
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4,015coins from daily check-in and solving daily challenge.
Weekly
- View the weekly challenges from the problem page.
| Task | Coins | Per Year |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly Challenge | 35 | 1,820 |
| Weekly Contest | 5 | 260 |
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2,080coins from solving the weekly challenge and attending the weekly contests.
Bi Weekly
- Register to participate in the bi/weekly contest(s).
| Task | Coins | Per Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bi-Weekly Contest | 5 | 130 |
| Attend Bi/Weekly Contests | 35 | 910 |
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1,040coins from attending bi-weekly contests and attending both contests.
Monthly
- Earn badges for keeping your streak.
| Task | Coins | Per Year |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Day Check-in Streak | 30 | 360 |
| 25 Challenges Streak | 25 | 300 |
| Entire Month of Daily Challenges | 50 | 600 |
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1,260coins from solving all daily challenges and keeping up your monthly streak.
Tips
Here are some tips to stay consistent and retain:
- Set up re-occurring calendar blocked time slot (one hour) for daily/weekly challenges and bi/weekly contests.
- Refactor the solution with cleaner and descriptive code.
- Add
Time O(…) | Space O(…)complexities in your solution. - Share your solutions on Leetcode and GitHub.
- Buy and use a
Time Travel Ticketfrom the store if you miss a day (Long flights 😡).
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