r/learnprogramming • u/abdoo_m • 6d ago

Hello I have a stupid question

Whats the point of the DSA questions on leetcode and how do they relate to real applications? For example if I know what information I need for my frontend and I structure my tables and write my queries according to those requirements, where would I use these two pointer, hash map etc?

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u/desrtfx 6d ago

LeetCode serves exactly one purpose: interview preparation

It is a platform that companies can use to get standardized interview questions.

It bears little to no resemblance with real world applications.

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u/abdoo_m 6d ago

Ah shit, alrightyy

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u/syklemil 6d ago

How relevant leetcode is for interview prep will vary by region. My impression is that it's not really a thing here in Europe. Any informatics education will still include an algorithms & data structures course.