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> Focusing on data structures, architecture and algorithms is what competency in programming has looked like since forever yes, being able to bang out leetcode
by _zoltan_ 3d ago
> Focusing on data structures, architecture and algorithms is what competency in programming has looked like since forever
yes, being able to bang out leetcode hard from head on an interview on paper matters so much... oh wait. it does not.
in the real world, outside of interview questions, it hardly matters. when it comes there, I'll optimizite it, but getting the first system up and running in a way I want is way more fun & challenging. need a lock free ringbuffer? I'll look up what's the latest way to build it. or just ask my AI.
- skydhash 3d ago> yes, being able to bang out leetcode hard from head on an interview on paper matters so much... oh wait. it does not. That's about reciting standard data structures like stack and queues. I think parent is talking more about the design of primitives for the domain of the software. That requires creativity and insight.