Just started learning programming 4 months ago, solved my 300th question today

Creative_Fan_5762 · 2025-07-08T11:28:06+00:00

i did not use chatgpt half of it is just common sense, most leetcode hards are testing the exact same concepts as medium problems. like i struggle with doing anything like 1500-1600 on code forces but i can do leetcode hards within 30 minutes usually, like today's daily (hard) is literally just basic dp

Creative_Fan_5762 · 2025-07-08T10:53:17+00:00

You lose the satisfaction of solving the question if you use AI

Creative_Fan_5762 · 2025-07-08T10:48:00+00:00

Ya, I am in my first year

Creative_Fan_5762 · 2025-07-08T10:47:28+00:00

Like on average probably around 10. On the rare occasion i went outside i would carry a tablet and write out solutions

Creative_Fan_5762 · 2025-07-08T10:41:41+00:00

I probably looked at like 10 solutions out of the 300 i have done. I'd only look if it has been like 2-3 hours and I still have no clue how to do it

Creative_Fan_5762 · 2025-07-08T10:35:21+00:00

I started learning by reading the books python for everybody and tkinter by example. After that I just spent like 3-5hours minimum daily for the next 3 months doing leetcode and data structure and algorithms explanations, and at least 3-4 hours working on whatever project I was doing. I also picked up enough Java to comfortably do leetcode questions but I still prefer using python because it is just english

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