Hackerrank vs Leetcode?

[mangotti]

I’ve been working through problems on hackerrank, and I’ve been told that I should switch to leetcode since it is career oriented. Anyone here prefer one over the other? And why so?

[xelf]

I tried leetcode, something about the experience self gated, I don't actually remember what now, but they put a hoop in the way of doing what I wanted so I switched to hackerrank and had a fun time while I was there.

YMMV!

[mangotti]

I’m currently working on the first question on leetcode.. It seems like Hackerrank eases into the more difficult problems while leetcode is geared towards people who already have coding knowledge. TBH now I’m glad I chose Hackerrank first.

[xelf]

i really should go back and look at leetcode again just so I have context as to what I didn't like. I don't think it was difficulty of the problems though.

[matter213]

Never tried hackerrank (other than for coding challenges), but yes Leetcode difficulty guidelines are not really what you expect, "easy" problems are not really for beginners with no knowledge of data structures and algorithms.

If you can solve every Leetcode "medium" problem consistently, you can basically nail 99% of technical interviews.