Tag: LeetCode

My Journey to Becoming Knight at LeetCode in 8 Months during my 3rd Semester

Hi, my name is Amit Maity, and I am currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science and Engineering, now in my 4th semester. As a passionate learner, I’ve always been eager to challenge myself and push my limits. During my 3rd semester, I had the opportunity to achieve the coveted “...

Did Leetcode Help Me Get a Job in AI/ML (2023)?

Hello, this is a blog where I share my personal life. I do not usually write about my personal life but I would like to experiment and see if people would be interested in reading about my life experiences. So, I hope this piece finds its readers and I hope you enjoy reading it. I studied and liv...

Reflecting on my DSA journey : How LeetCode enhanced my problem-solving skills and helped me in interview preparation ?

Two years ago, I had almost zero coding achievements. My scores in the data structure course were miserable, and I was probably one of the weakest students in my batch. One of my mentors had earned the knight badge and had bagged an SDE offer from Amazon. It served as an inspiration for me to start ...

Why Grinding Leetcode is Not Broken

There’s been a lot of discussions recently about how “grinding” leetcode is not the best way to become a better programmer and is a waste of time. Many people seem to believe that if you concentrate all of your effort on practical applications and avoid studying data structure and ...

Don’t Just LeetCode; Follow the Coding Patterns Instead

Coding Interviews are getting harder. To prepare for coding interviews, you will need weeks, if not months of preparation. No one really likes spending that much time preparing for the coding interviews. So is there a smarter solution? First, let’s look at the problem. Anyone pre...

[Leetcode 438] Find All Anagrams in a String — step by step approach in Javascript

Problem 438, “Find All Anagrams in a String,” is a common coding problem that can be solved using the sliding window technique and frequency counting. The goal is to find all the starting indices of anagrams of a shorter string (pattern) within a longer string. Here’s a step-by-...

How to Find First and Last Position of Element in Sorted Array

The Problem With this article, I will be covering the Find First and Last Position of an Element in a Sorted Array problem. Leetcode describes the problem with the following: Given an array of integers nums sorted in non-decreasing order, find the starting and ending positi...

Did Leetcode Help Me Get a Job in AI/ML (2023)?

Hello, this is a blog where I share my personal life. I do not usually write about my personal life but I would like to experiment and see if people would be interested in reading about my life experiences. So, I hope this piece finds its readers and I hope you enjoy reading it. I studied and liv...

How to prepare for job placement as an Indian student and not cry yourself to sleep every night

Welcome to the struggle, my fellow Indian students! As someone who has been on LeetCode for a year and has learned a thing or two, let me give you some advice on how to survive the job placement process without losing your mind. First things first, forget about FAANG. You don’t need them, t...

Did Leetcode Help Me Get a Job in AI/ML

Hello, this is a blog where I share my personal life. I do not usually write about my personal life but I would like to experiment and see if people would be interested in reading about my life experiences. So, I hope this piece finds its readers and I hope you enjoy reading it. I studied and liv...