I have faced the algorithm question at two interviews and both times failed it after 40+ minutes, because guess what? I'm self-taught. And at that time it almost gave me an impostor syndrome. Despite my previous experience. So thanks for that.
I tried to go and solve challenges on leetcode, hackerrank and other sites. No luck - easy and medium level is somewhat solvable, but hard ones are insane. I started to think "Maybe developing isn't my thing? Or I'm a trash web monkey?". Luckily I believed in myself and still happily coding.
And now I can't think anything but "Do you really solve those kind of problems as daily tasks?" about algorithm-question-interview companies. And if so, then I'll pass. If not, then like, seriously, why on Earth would you ask me that? And not one of six paragraphs in this article answers that question.
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I rather agree with @rad_val_ and @aleksandrhovhannisyan comments than with the article itself.
I have faced the algorithm question at two interviews and both times failed it after 40+ minutes, because guess what? I'm self-taught. And at that time it almost gave me an impostor syndrome. Despite my previous experience. So thanks for that.
I tried to go and solve challenges on leetcode, hackerrank and other sites. No luck - easy and medium level is somewhat solvable, but hard ones are insane. I started to think "Maybe developing isn't my thing? Or I'm a trash web monkey?". Luckily I believed in myself and still happily coding.
And now I can't think anything but "Do you really solve those kind of problems as daily tasks?" about algorithm-question-interview companies. And if so, then I'll pass. If not, then like, seriously, why on Earth would you ask me that? And not one of six paragraphs in this article answers that question.