Yes I prepared, classical grind on leetcode, easy/medium (no hards), Neetcode 75, and etc
So, it's not like I ignored the preparation step, it's like that there's a specific "game" and "format" they're waiting for.. Because regardless of the fact that I'm choosing correct data structure or finally implementing solution (sometimes semi-optimal, but working), it doesn't count that I'm vocalizing the logic and explaining how I think. Looks like they're looking for perfect execution
But again it was just my experience, might not be representative
I don't mean to sound depressive, this whole step just frustrates me (I'm 10+ years in the industry, working on high load backend systems)
Yes I prepared, classical grind on leetcode, easy/medium (no hards), Neetcode 75, and etc
So, it's not like I ignored the preparation step, it's like that there's a specific "game" and "format" they're waiting for.. Because regardless of the fact that I'm choosing correct data structure or finally implementing solution (sometimes semi-optimal, but working), it doesn't count that I'm vocalizing the logic and explaining how I think. Looks like they're looking for perfect execution
But again it was just my experience, might not be representative
I don't mean to sound depressive, this whole step just frustrates me (I'm 10+ years in the industry, working on high load backend systems)