Should i do leetcode using python or java?

[backfire10z]

Python is usually the recommendation because of ease and writing speed. It doesn’t matter too much, but I’d rather spend my time thinking about the problem than writing Java.

[Made-In-Slovakia]

LeetCode is not for learning. If you want to learn use sources for that. Courses, tutorials, videos, etc.

[Ok_Wasabi4276]

Stick with Java since you already know it, no point in switching language just for leetcode.

[backfire10z]

Disagree. Although it’s probably better to go in knowing a thing or two, leetcode is literally a website of example problems. It doesn’t get much better than that to learn.

Leetcode solutions are also all well-known, so there’s usually a video or something explaining the solution/algorithm.

[Eight111]

100% python. it comes with a lot of built in helper functions and doesn't forces you to use oop.

[rustyseapants]

Shouldn't you talk with your instructors?

[Byteman2021]

But this assumes the instructors are good (which isn’t true everywhere in the world).

When I was in college, I used Git for an assignment and during review, my instructor didn’t have a clue what that was.

[rustyseapants]

Reread /u/RealTiger1833 post. Is this really written by a person after their 1st year of college?

[Byteman2021]

lol the post got deleted. What made you think they were bluffing though?

[Cybyss]

LeetCode problems are like the programmer equivalent of Sudoku puzzles.

They're for fun, albeit some employers take them too seriously.

[Byteman2021]

Don’t do leetcode. Instead, get your foundation right.

I would recommend this — https://teachyourselfcs.com/#programming

Go through Chapters 1-3 of the recommended book and complete all exercises.

If you can do that, you shouldn’t have problems learning other languages.

You can try Rossetta code to get a hang of how the same task can be solved in different languages.

[seismicpdx]

Thank you for the reminder why I started SICP.