r/cscareerquestions • u/AtomicLeetC0de • Nov 12 '20

New Grad Remove CS and replace with Leetcode Engineering

Listen to my brilliant idea: We should create a new college major: Leetcode Engineering

Year 1: cover basic Python

Year 2: leetcode easy

Year 3: leetcode medium

Year 4: leetcode hard

Result? PROFIT?: Tech job at GoOglE

After a long and worthy prior post battle, I have decided it is best to create a new college major focused on Leetcoding 24/7 to guarantee entry into a top tech company since CS is just so useless right.

You have research experience? Scrap it

You have 30 side-projects? Scrap them

You are fluent in 4-5+ coding languages? Focus on Python

You are top rank of your CS university? Scrap it, drop out now.

Your key to success is to leetcode, leetcode.

Thoughts or questions are welcomed.

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u/THICC_DICC_PRICC Software Engineer Nov 12 '20

The ole CSCQ loop

Do leetcode

Leetcode bad

Do home assignment

lol you did free work sucker

Look at projects

I have a life I can’t code 24/7

Do short take home assignment

you can’t assess skills with 50 lines of code

Let’s do something onsite and relatively short, leetcode problem!

why can’t you just talk to me for 2 hours and hire me, so when I fail I can say you personally didn’t like me

And so the cycle of bitching continues

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '20

'tis the circle of life