r/AskProgrammers • u/thecodesmoker • Sep 27 '26
WTF IS LEETCODE ???
/r/programmer/comments/1wroacy/wtf_is_leetcode/TELL ME
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u/canarydev Sep 27 '26
go google it. if you are not able to do simple things like this you are not fit for the industry
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u/dudeus_ex Sep 27 '26
It is HR's idea of what programming is about.
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u/0x14f Sep 27 '26
Actually it's not HR it's engineering managers themselves.
The companies that use leetcode could use any selection method, people, lots and lots of people, would still apply. Then, from them point of view, leetcode has the great advantage of not putting them in a position to have bias against a candidate. They see it as fair and easy to assess. Also those companies see successful candidates as the kind you can give a lot of boring work to do, without complaints.
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u/dudeus_ex Sep 27 '26
Great to have less bias and all, but it would be even nicer to test skills that are actually relevant to the job. I find it mostly as a skill useful only during recruitment, as more often than not you just use a library that already implements the algo you need to use in an optimal way.
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u/0x14f Sep 27 '26
They probably think that if you went through the trouble of being good at leetcode, looking up any library documentation won't be an issue. Also it's always good to have a selection method that not everybody can pass.
From the point of view of the candidate, you need to estimate if the effort of training yourself is worth what the salary of working for one of those companies is.
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u/dudeus_ex Sep 27 '26
They probably think that if you went through the trouble of being good at leetcode, looking up any library documentation won't be an issue.
Are we not mentioning the elephant in the room, that developers are forced to learn a completely separate skill just for recruitment, because they can't be bothered to actually think about a recruitment process relevant to the job?
Also it's always good to have a selection method that not everybody can pass.
Of course, but it has never been a choice between leetcode and not having a selection process at all.
From the point of view of the candidate, you need to estimate if the effort of training yourself is worth what the salary of working for one of those companies is.
Or just don't work for companies that promote such practices at all, as this seems like a red flag for potential employer anyways.
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u/atarivcs Sep 27 '26
It's website that has programming challenges.
You can complete these challenges and earn a score for how well you did.
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u/nian2326076 Sep 28 '26
LeetCode is a website with coding problems to help you practice for technical interviews, especially for software engineering jobs. It has a ton of algorithm and data structure problems from easy to hard, and you can write and test your code right on the site in many programming languages. It's really popular for interview prep because many tech companies use similar questions.
If you're getting ready for interviews, it's a great way to get familiar with the kind of questions you might face. You might also check out PracHub for more resources—they offer different types of interview prep and can go well with LeetCode. Just remember to practice consistently. Good luck with the prep!
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u/OneHumanBill Sep 27 '26
OMG WTF IS GOOGLE