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Re:Many Hard LeetCode Problems Are Easy Constraint Problems by giveita on Friday September 12, 2025 @06:56PM (#45227705)
Few people are in both circles of "can memorize answers" and "dont understand what they are doing".

You would need "photographic" memory

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Re:Many Hard LeetCode Problems Are Easy Constraint Problems by aeonik on Friday September 12, 2025 @07:43PM (#45227974)
It's bizarre because I see the opposite.

Most people memorize and cargo cult practices with no deeper understanding of what they are doing.

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