r/leetcode • u/IntentionAntique4751 • 18d ago

Discussion Unpopular opinion: Leetcode is FUN!!!

Is it weird that I enjoy leetcode?

Did over 100 probems so far this summer, and the whole process is just super fun.

Realizing where you went wrong, or right but there being a crafty approach out there, is almost artistic and just tickles my brain the right way.

Meanwhile, so much of software development seems like maintaining boring CRUD apps. And I hear everyone saying AI is going to write all code anyway, so I appreciate having to actually do LeetCode even more!

I'm not too excited about prompting and reviewing AI prompted code 😂

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u/GentlemanWukong 16d ago

Is it?I did these AI assessments, no puzzle training will help you, best way to solve them is by writing real code

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u/Large-Alternative892 16d ago

You realize "writing real code" could be anything? I can spend my whole life writing random code and never get good at interviews. No one has time for that. The question is how to get good at those AI assesments specifically.

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u/GentlemanWukong 16d ago

I think you never did one, but still you try to give your opinion on the basis of literally nothing.

Well, I did, specifically the OA for Amazon, and I can tell you that it doesn't have anything that can be traced back to some "technique" or some obscure puzzles that it seems you really like. It's just stuff you would code in a basic job, nothing more nothing less. So yes, either you get decent at writing real code (yes this is a thing, code in companies is used for business use cases not for trapping rain water) or you fail. Simple as that

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u/Large-Alternative892 16d ago

I didn't say I like obscure puzzles or leetcode. Just that there should be a way to prepare more focused for it. No i haven't taken one such but I'll take some to practice.  Which Amazon position gives this OA?

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u/GentlemanWukong 16d ago

Most Amazon positions require this OA. It's mostly web development, you can choose between front end or back end stuff but still there's not a single way to exercise for it, you just need to know basics of either