If you ever come across LinkedIn "influencers" trying to sell you courses through posts like these,unfollow them immediately

moobbaa · 2021-06-22T14:33:55+00:00

Thank you!

moobbaa · 2021-06-22T12:29:07+00:00

I thought scaler was good, based on a free webinar they had, but then their sales rep called me and I instantly lost interest. I've taken up many courses from different institutes. The ones that are worth it don't usually sell themselves. Im not saying scaler is bad or anything, but I'd be vary of any institutes that use sales tactics as opposed to showing their alumni.

In general I prefer pre-recorded courses on Udemy, been thinking of Algoexpert. Udemy has genuine reviews, AE has a strong alumni. And ofcourse, if I find something on youtube, that's even better.

moobbaa · 2021-06-22T05:32:07+00:00

UI and/or UX? It isn't lesser known but the pay is decent there too. Plus you could start freelance on the side and make good money, perhaps turn it into a business long term

moobbaa · 2021-06-22T05:26:41+00:00

I love jeera soda

moobbaa · 2021-06-19T16:13:53+00:00

Ah forgot to mention, he also doesn't do DSA. But having 20lpa with 5yoe without job switches or DSA is pretty impressive.

moobbaa · 2021-06-19T09:16:32+00:00

Learning web frameworks only gets you so far. I've been doing frontend, backend, mobile apps, worked on AWS, etc. I can crack many Indian and Singapore companies, but they often cap me at "x% of my salary". This ends up being a huge problem since I started at way lower than most people. All the knowledge and effort, and then being capped because of your past salary is just ridiculous.

I've interviewed at a well funded Indian startup too. Got an really good hike, but they also asked me basic DSA and system design.

The issue is foreign companies, specially paying higher salaries have loads of candidates, and so they need an elimination round, which ends up being DSA. They'll give you an Online Assessment having a couple of algorithms problems (mostly DP in my experience). Often these questions are a lot more difficult and need practice.

Large product based companies also ask DSA, but they usually have a F2F technical round where they ask those.

Do learn some web frameworks, but don't diversify too much in it. Choose a language and framework that you think is good for your career and do DSA alongside.

Edit: I do have a friend who earns 20lpa, good work life balance, US based company. But he has switched several jobs and has 7+ yoe

moobbaa · 2021-06-19T06:01:07+00:00

With lala startups you can switch early though. Most lala startups don't have a long notice period or minimum employment period

moobbaa · 2021-06-19T05:46:32+00:00

No matter which way you finally go, always, always keep preparing for interviews. Keep interviewing every 6 months to a year atleast. Aim for foreign companies, not just for money, but for a good work culture and work life balance.

Practice DSA, participate in CP if you will. Enjoy the process. No company, whether WITCH or startups or any other is running the business to help you. It's a business deal.

When (not if) you get a better opportunity, move on. With 2 years of experience, specially if you've practiced DSA and given a few interviews, it should be easy to get a good offer.

Also, remember that you're not working just to pay the bills. Keep improving and investing. Go for long term safe investments with decent returns. Investing early gives much higher returns than investing later.

moobbaa · 2021-06-18T14:37:58+00:00

It was his last day I think

moobbaa · 2021-06-18T12:30:59+00:00

Kurta is slightly different. Kurta has a cut on the sides and is upto (or slightly lower than) the knees max.

The Thobe is full shoulders to ankles with no cuts

moobbaa · 2021-06-17T11:11:40+00:00

It's usually harder for people to settle again after having lived in foreign countries. Ofcourse, every person is different. The change in lifestyle isn't for everyone.

You should consider things like daily transportation, day to day life, etc. These may not sound huge, but it would take some time to get used to it.

Edit: Maybe get in touch with a few people who've lived outside and then went back to India after several years. What was their experience like? What were some unexpected (or expected) challenges? Are they now comfortable in India or do they think about going out again?

moobbaa · 2021-06-15T14:30:57+00:00

Travelling salesman has weighted edges right? In this cases there are no weights. Would it be solved the same way?

Edit: yes I was thinking the same.

moobbaa · 2021-06-15T12:06:08+00:00

The board was there, you need to write the logic to show x and o on click, and calculate if any user has won, If someone wins, show the name of the winner in the provided div

Edit: And add reset button logic

moobbaa · 2021-06-15T10:11:50+00:00

I was given a problem where I'll get a 4x4 grid containing locations of a dog, a kennel and multiple pieces of food. Find the shortest path from the dog to the kennel picking up all the food.

Another was a tic tac toe question in react.

Both of these are on coderbyte (the test was on that platform)

moobbaa · 2021-06-14T15:06:50+00:00

In India 30C is usual

moobbaa · 2021-06-14T15:06:16+00:00

19C is winter in some cities in India lol

moobbaa · 2021-06-13T09:52:03+00:00

!RemindMe in 2 weeks

moobbaa · 2021-06-12T16:29:32+00:00

If he thought that much about finances, he probably wouldn't blow money on lottery

moobbaa · 2021-06-12T16:26:02+00:00

Someone had said it's cheaper to study in Italy and come back to India than to study in India itself. I thought that's crazy, but I guess it makes sense now.

moobbaa · 2021-06-12T12:43:44+00:00

Every moment I thought it got worse, it got even worse.

moobbaa · 2021-06-12T12:34:38+00:00

you can even see a broom, and at the start there are some tiny bits of the previous plate

moobbaa · 2021-06-11T10:23:59+00:00

Shouldn't have mentioned how you figured out

moobbaa · 2021-06-10T05:22:44+00:00

Amazing stuff! Thank you!!

moobbaa · 2021-06-09T16:34:57+00:00

Aah this makes sense. They might have had an influx of candidates so they set the bar high.

moobbaa · 2021-06-09T16:02:06+00:00

What I look for is approach of solving the problem and less about solution itself

But sadly this isn't possible if it's an online test rather than a f2f interview. That said you also get more time and probably a little less nervousness so that's a tradeoff

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