I've been reading a lot post, from people looking for a new job or trying to land in a FAANG company and all of them mention "LeetCode", seriously it's that important, makes any difference or what's the matter?
For software engineering you need proficiency with some basic data structures and algorithms — leetcode provides extensive practice problems.
This should be a poll
Yes. No leetcode no tc.
100% vital
100% vital
Not necessary if you’re not stupid
There’s not much else that really matters, even at senior levels leetcode has the most weight
The foundation of being a software engineer
The recruiters themselves explicitly ask you to practice on leetcode.
That is a min requirement for faang