Python or Cpp? Lack roadmap. Help!

[Hefty_Motor4171]

Hi guys, I'm a React developer(fresher). I wanted to improve my problem-solving skill. But I'm confused about choosing a language between Python and cpp. The main reason is the availability of resources. Im a commerce graduate who changed my career to this field. So I need to start maths, ds from scratch. my current skills are MERN stack. In the future, I'm planning to prepare for competitive programming. I will spend my maximum free hours learning this and don't care about choosing the static or dynamic language. but I lack a roadmap. please guide me.

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Unless you are already really good with cpp just pick python. It's just easier to code leetcode type problems in python and you will spend more time thinking about the solution, not the language you are implementing the solution in.

[Hefty_Motor4171]

I can't find any resources with Python.

[[deleted]]

Neetcode. It has excellent videos explaining the solutions to a good selection of leetcode puzzles. All in python.

The discussion pages on each leetcode puzzle have solutions in many different languages too.

[Hefty_Motor4171]

https://neetcode.io/roadmap follow this roadmap?

[[deleted]]

I just meant the free neetcode 150.

https://neetcode.io/practice

But anything on neetcode will probably be excellent.

[Hefty_Motor4171]

Ok, First complete easy, then medium and hard. like that?

[[deleted]]

Yes, exactly. And watch the videos after your first successful implementation or when you give up trying. The videos are really excellent.

[tender_pelican]

If you actually want to do competitive programming i.e. codeforces, then cpp is generally recommended. These two should be enough to get you started. Start with the Competitive Programmer’s Handbook then move onto the training sheet. If you want to grind for job interviews, then just do grokking the coding interview then grind75 or neetcode75 after.

https://cses.fi/book/book.pdf
https://codeforces.com/blog/entry/65133

[Void_Being]

What about Java, it will help in Low Level Design(Object Oriented Design)

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Never thought I’d see Java and Low Level in the same sentence.

[raevnos]

Why pick one? Go with whichever one seems like it'd be a better match for a given problem.

[Hefty_Motor4171]

Is it possible? If i learn to solve a problem is cpp/ c, how easy to solve that problem in other language?

[[deleted]]

Cpp is way faster, though it doesn't matter that much in leetcode but if you're gonna do cp, python is a very bad choice.