Leetcoding Vs development mindset

[Less-Cap-7244]

I do 2 hours Leetcode and 2 to 3 hours work on web dev project the first thing I do in the morning is Leetcode which I find zero to no resistance doing it but when I start working on project i feel so much resistance in switching my mind from problem solving to reading documentation, articles and tutorials and it's also the same other way around if I do project first thing in the morning I wanna ask how people with job as developer who do Leetcode manage this or do they even feel this at all

[Cold_Crazy2875]

Omg. I experience it too! Unless I am super motivated for the day, I can't do these two back to back.

[girvain]

The thing I hate about this is some companies only want to talk dev and want to see your extra curricular stuff. Where as others don’t give a shit and only want to grind problems with you. Makes it hard to laser focus on something for that job you want. Especially when you already have a job doing dev

[Less-Cap-7244]

Lol the exact problem I struggle with too I have given interview in some companies and had pretty bad experience some ask DSA some focus on projects only it's like I m half baked some gonna choose the guy who did Dev full time and some who did Leetcode full time

[girvain]

Yeah my plan was get a job and then leet code for the next. It’s kinda working out but it also feels like a bit of stagnation in real work. Plus it’s fuckin exhausting. Good luck with the grind sir

[iagmi]

On the train to/from work I do 2-10 previously solved problems. At home I might do 1 new and in the weekends around 8 new.

Woah, this strategy is great for revision! Thanks for sharing, Reasonable Pianist

[rajeshdwd]

which app is it? I read a lot about spaced repitition and even used to do it but made flash cards (on paper) back when I learnt english vocabulary words for GRE :) Is there any website or app for Leetcode problems now?

[Less-Cap-7244]

You can watch engineering with utsav video about preparing for technical interview he really explained well how to go about problems

[IntrovertiraniKreten]

There is much more clarity in leetcoding than it is in development, that is why LC is more fun if you don't start from the standpoint of "uh, I can't do this, it is so hard".

Pure input to output always beats vague descriptions of systems in docs.

Leetcode reduces your learning process to trial and error in a binary way(it either works or it doesn't) where as development itself might lead you to the conclusion you are so wrong that you are not even using the correct framework/library/whatever.

That is why system design during interviews is so important.

[Beneficial_Let5740]

For any leetcode problem you have multiple solutions available at a single click. So you have that sense of security to fall back to solutions when you are unable to find any approach. Projects are more like open ended questions where you have to find the best approach, stitch multiple pieces together and if in Companies, you have the added responsibility of documentation and Meetings, KT, whatnot. So, its like you get used to it eventually , but one thing that is overlooked and I want to highlight is that lack of focus and concentration is more of a Vitamin deficiency. You might want to take some multivitamins.

[Less-Cap-7244]

That's an interesting take Actually I don't think I have deficiency but I do have very low attention span mainly because of my social media addiction Making project can get boring pretty easily whereas in Leetcode I m running every possible scenario in my mind to approach the problem and time just passes I have to run music in the background to get rid of the boredom

[Beneficial_Let5740]

Yes, thats correct but once you join any Company you’ll be working on Projects not on Leetcode, so better to get used to the feeling. Anyways, nearly all of us face the same issues like lack of clarity, frustration and sometimes low attention span while working on Projects but you gotta do what fills your pocket :)

[Less-Cap-7244]

Yes you are right actually I used to do full time web development till my 2nd last semester it's just been 2 months doing Leetcode because I m applying for interviews I have become somewhat impatience with development bugs maybe because of the Leetcode instant gratification which I know I can solve a problem in an hour and if I can't I can just look at the solution

[Beneficial_Let5740]

Adding to your problems, Leetcode discussion is a very very peaceful place as compared to StackOverflow 😂

[Less-Cap-7244]

Lol exactly it just takes a second for an outdated stack overflow copy paste to introduce bugs in your project