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Re:Ask HN: How to stand out as a junior engineer by ejanus on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @03:30AM (#21919712)
I am about facing coding challenge from one of FAANG. I did a couple of CS algo courses in a good university some years back. I just don't know the shortest path to prepare for this ?
Re:Ask HN: How to stand out as a junior engineer by batt4good on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @11:47AM (#21922370)
Even as someone who took algo courses in college I still haven't figured out a good way to go about this. In my experience unless I'm doing it every day my fitness will drop off completely in about two weeks.

2-3 problems a day (3-4 hours of study) has been the only approach that's sort of worked for me so far. Best of luck!

Re:Ask HN: How to stand out as a junior engineer by askafriend on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @04:19PM (#21924819)
You’re about to get destroyed if you haven’t already spent at least 2 months reviewing material and practicing.

Just a fair word of warning. I don’t mean to discourage you, but you can’t expect to waltz in with no practice for these things.

Re:Ask HN: How to stand out as a junior engineer by ejanus on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @07:12AM (#21927740)
Thanks ....that means that I should walk away .
Re:Ask HN: How to stand out as a junior engineer by askafriend on Thursday January 02, 2020 @12:31PM (#21937494)
Nah don't walk away. Do it, and get the experience so you know what to expect next time. You've already scheduled it!

I would hate for my previous comment to have discouraged you from even trying. If it's a simple online coding challenge, it might be pretty straightforward. It's the in-person round of interviews that you really need some solid prep for.

Re:Ask HN: How to stand out as a junior engineer by ejanus on Thursday January 02, 2020 @01:08PM (#21937949)
Thanks.... It is online coding challenge.