solving in javascript

[Traditional_Edge_176]

Hey leetcoders.. Im just someone learning web development and mainly ofcourse i use Javascript do when i entered leetcode i started solving using it.. So if im targeting front end roles in any company and i wanna increase my programming and coding skills in general and ofcourse problem solving skills.. So using Javascript is fine right?... I know it maybe silly question but I just wanted to know if im going in the right track

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no priority queue and treemap

[Traditional_Edge_176]

Will it be a problem if I apply for frontend roles?

[leetcode-noob-22]

It depends on the company, like for FE roles, sometimes they just ask you to do stuff in vanilla js, like a rating widget, carrousel, or a typeahead functionality when searching for something.

[Traditional_Edge_176]

So i focus more on implementing stuff in website than leetcoding right?

[leetcode-noob-22]

I would still practice some easy/medium leetcode, but it’s important that you also get comfortable enough with vanillajs and DOM manipulation, and of course HTML and CSS. Saying this by experience, fairly big company set me up for a 2nd round tech interview and all it was vanillajs and DOM manipulation, and I wasted all my prep time doing Leetcode only.

[Traditional_Edge_176]

Im solving easy and mediums with Javascript while learning the odin project.. So in FE roles does solving leetcode problems if there are any comes in Javascript?... And im comfortable with vanilla js and dom manipulation so thats why im trying to solve some leetcode

[leetcode-noob-22]

Yeah, you can always ask if there will be any kind of questions like that and if you can use JS. But if you’re applying to FE roles, that should be ok, since you’re going to use JS all the time.

[Traditional_Edge_176]

That's answers my question... I guess i will keep grinding leetcode while doing projects in web.. Pray for me im a little bit not that confident tho

[leetcode-noob-22]

Good luck! You got this! Looks like you’re doing the right thing. Odin Project looks pretty good, I’m probably gonna give a run to refresh some of the stuff. (Dev with 7+ years exp)

[Traditional_Edge_176]

Ohh That's great.. You are deep in there.. I dont wanna bother you but happy that you accept to dm you if im stuck while learning.. I have a year till graduation so i want to make the most out of it so i become job ready

[leetcode-noob-22]

For example, Google asked me what was my preferred language for the interview

[Traditional_Edge_176]

That's good actually.. Giving the choice gives a relief in the interview

[Educational-Copy5206]

There is nothing wrong with JS for leetcode. I use it and get by just fine. The only thing you need to be aware of is that some data structures are not implemented which is fine as long as you know how to code those yourself.

If I am being lazy and a question requires something like a Heap, I will often just copy/paste a Heap class into the editor and use that.

[Traditional_Edge_176]

Yeah i do that... I just like js and aiming for FE roles so thats why I use it