I've noticed there are SO many of these "coding interview prep" courses lately. Like, obviously it's a hot job market, but there's just so many and of a certain vibe that it seems like some are selling a dream.
There's a common narrative too, that it's all about algorithm question prep and it's a "game" you can win. One youtuber who recently landed a ~$275K TC gig said it's not about being "intelligent" it's about practice and rapid pattern recognition (he also was pitching his own coding interview prep course). Said he forgot half of it after getting the job.
This could all be true but this narrative is coming from sources that have a financial interest in making you believe that. What do you think HN? I mean I know algorithm prep is an important part of the interview but.. there's just something sketch about all these outfits I can't quite put my finger on.
(I also wonder if the people who get hired based on prep vs. aptitude then have a kind of survivor bias and hire others who are strong on this limited range of pattern recognition... could it be a problem for the industry?)
There's a common narrative too, that it's all about algorithm question prep and it's a "game" you can win. One youtuber who recently landed a ~$275K TC gig said it's not about being "intelligent" it's about practice and rapid pattern recognition (he also was pitching his own coding interview prep course). Said he forgot half of it after getting the job.
This could all be true but this narrative is coming from sources that have a financial interest in making you believe that. What do you think HN? I mean I know algorithm prep is an important part of the interview but.. there's just something sketch about all these outfits I can't quite put my finger on.
(I also wonder if the people who get hired based on prep vs. aptitude then have a kind of survivor bias and hire others who are strong on this limited range of pattern recognition... could it be a problem for the industry?)