I realized that everyone needs a base level of algorithms knowledge to write and design good software. Ideally it is pretty basic (leetcode easy), but the initial employees at FAANG companies decided to have a hazing ritual by creating increasingly complicated questions (e.g. leetcode hard) and it is exacerbated by a large number of kids from universities who mindlessly play this game. It spread to all other tech companies too and the process is just destructive.
I don't see an end to this. Its as if all companies expect people to be competitive programmers, and they optimize only on one parameter :/
I don't see an end to this. Its as if all companies expect people to be competitive programmers, and they optimize only on one parameter :/