I solved 300+ data structure problems but you don't need to. I will tell you why.

hemi s.k (~hemi)


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Coding interviews are very easy, that's what I thought when I went to leetcode and attempted to solved a basic level array rotation problem. I spent like 3 hours on it, only to be unable to write even a single line of code.I was extremely frustrated and went to the discussion section to read of the most upvoted solution, another 2 hours passed and I couldn't figure out why did the solution work. At this point my frustration had transformed into disappointment, somehow I forced myself to sleep that night. The next morning, I went to a friend and asked him to solve the exact problem, and that's when I learnt something about the human behaviour, if one cannot solve a problem, one will prolly feel sad for something, however, if your friend is able to solve that exact problem under 15 minutes, you are heartbroken...After facing many hurdles like that, I managed to solve solve that 300+ problems on leetcode. Along the way I learnt many important things, and in this talk I will be sharing everything that I learnt in this process and answer a very important question.. does one really need to grind so many problems to ace data structures?

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I work as a Senior Software Engineer at Epam Systems, I am always down to get my hands dirty in the code. Extremely passionate about teaching in general. In my free time, one can find me hitting the gym, reading books, or watching "Young Sheldon."

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Pycon Italy 2023 Speaker

Section: Ethics and Philosophy
Type: Talks
Target Audience: Beginner
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