Re:5 years of leetcode with no progress. I'm giving up
by Barrin92 on Monday March 15, 2021 @06:48PM
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>Furthermore, do you have evidence for the claim that anything below top 1% is achievable by anyone?
there's no hard evidence for these sort of things. But to put some context on this. In chess getting to the top 1% in the US means you have a 2000 rating. That's what people generally consider to be a 'strong amateur'. I've seen people from all walks of life get to that level. Aged over 50, janitors, businessmen, academics, there's no magic to reaching that competence. Take running. A three hour marathon already puts you into the top 5%, that's not that crazy either, and many amateur runners achieve it with rigorous training.
>Why do you assume I didn't do any of this during my 5 years?
because not knowing anything else about you I just think that's simply the most likely explanation. In another post you mentioned that your goal is to get a FAANG job and that you don't have good social skills. Software developers don't just get hired based on leetcode performance, so your performance might not even be bad at all, you may simply have to work on your other skills that aren't even coding related.
there's no hard evidence for these sort of things. But to put some context on this. In chess getting to the top 1% in the US means you have a 2000 rating. That's what people generally consider to be a 'strong amateur'. I've seen people from all walks of life get to that level. Aged over 50, janitors, businessmen, academics, there's no magic to reaching that competence. Take running. A three hour marathon already puts you into the top 5%, that's not that crazy either, and many amateur runners achieve it with rigorous training.
>Why do you assume I didn't do any of this during my 5 years?
because not knowing anything else about you I just think that's simply the most likely explanation. In another post you mentioned that your goal is to get a FAANG job and that you don't have good social skills. Software developers don't just get hired based on leetcode performance, so your performance might not even be bad at all, you may simply have to work on your other skills that aren't even coding related.