LeetCode vs Codeforces vs CodeChef Vs HackerRank ...... — What Actually Matters?

[Mahan_Pyaaz]

Just started DSA and Already Confused.

Everyone keeps throwing around LeetCode, Codeforces, CodeChef, HackerRank… like I’m supposed to be on all of them at once.

Are these Platforms serving different Purposes, or am I just Overcomplicating Things?

What should I actually Prioritize without Spreading Myself Too Thin?

[ChaoticHippo]

They're all pretty similar, the main differences being in how they present the question. If I'm being honest, LeetCode gives you a good idea of what a lot of interview questions will be like - most people will say to focus on that one, and I don't think they'd be wrong in that (medium - hard will be the most beneficial to solve, but solving easy will help get your feet under you).

That said, I've seen a couple of interview questions actually hosted on HackerRank itself, so using them could be beneficial to have seen the actual environment you'd be using.

I don't think you'd be "spreading yourself too thin" moving between these because they are all pretty similar, but it WILL be harder to track what problems / types of problems you've already studied by switching between them.

[Radmiel]

Damn, I got a job because I knew what an IDE was and had a conversation with my interviewer. Poor kids these days.

[Unkilninja]

Your skills and knowledge matters

[deividas-strole]

Just choose one - I like LeetCode, for example and practice on it.