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- What is up with the YouTube recommendation algorithm? It just gets worse and worse. I heard some significant changes were made. Can anyone share details?
- How to get more youtube subscribers ? Cracking the algorithm? I just recently started a YouTube channel, and wanted to get more information about how the YouTube algorithm works. I have a couple of directions I can take my channel in terms of content, but I want my content to also allow me to eventually get more subscribers and maybe even earn some money. Si
- vote Youtube is an engineering marvel Youtube is a very underrated platform. - Top notch streaming - Amazing recommendation algorithm - Best platform to listen to music - Beautiful UI - Never ever lags, streams like a butter. - Has every fuckin content available I'm always in awe of Youtube, hope some day I get to work there. #tech #
- How to profit off Google brand? Just got into Google. What are ways I can monetize this fact? I’m thinking to start a youtube channel and algorithms/sysdes course. Any other ways to squeeze the fruit?
- Data Structures and Algorithms Would anyone be willing to share some good youtube creators who talk about/explain data structures and algorithms with real world examples, that they had success with, am having trouble grasping #tech #meta #netflix #google #microsoft #apple #datastructures #algorithm
- Study plan - EPI first or LeetCode directly? And any good refresher course on youtube/mooc for Data Structures & Algorithms before starting to solve the problems?
- Will having youtube channel be an issue in FANG I have a small youtube channel that has videos about how to solve algorithms and data structures problems. I am planning to interview for FANG companies soon. will having a youtube channel be an issue in Google, Facebook, or any other big company? #google #youtube #facebook
- link TikTok VS YouTube With growing popularity, i have a feeling that TikTok will take down Google in very near future. Here some of the reasons why i think so. 1. Around 80% of Google’s revenue comes from ads. A major chunk of that comes from YouTube. Google is heavily dependent on ads. 2. TikTok has already killed Met
- Every Indian Tutor On Youtube, Thank You They helped us through college and leetcode. During college finals when I partied too much, and during interviews when I couldn't understand weird graph algorithms, who was always there for me? My Indian knight in shining armor on YouTube. He emerges with a strong Indian accent, a very big brain,
- leetcode but not really outside of leetcode and the classic books, what are some of the best courses, MOOCs, youtube series, etc, that you’ve found helpful when it comes to algorithmic/data structure problem solving?
- Prep before Leetcode? Brushing on basics I suck at LC right now, and I'm rusty on some of the foundations, like Tries/Graphs/DFS/Djikstra's, etc. Should I just stick with LC? Or brush over the basics again? I'm suffering from analysis paralysis and can't choose a resource to brush up on the DSA foundations. CTCI, Algorithm Design Manual,
- YouTube alternative potential idea? I've been seeing a couple posts about working on a side hustle project and I've always wanted to do something similar with the whole ”recommendation algorithm” thing What if, instead of the BS recommendation algorithm channels on YouTube, twitch etc...have to be ”lucky” to get the algorithm blessin
- What’s with all entry level engineers making videos about career coaching and being successful? Like bro you suck at your job maybe try to focus on finishing your PRs and actually making a lot of money before giving others advice just because you passed a string reversal algorithm question in an interview? Let’s get all the top performers to make YouTube videos shaming these noobs. #tech #so
- Suggest a good resource to enhance your skills Anything from books, tech talks, YouTube series, online tutorials, etc. Looking for some interesting fresh resources. Thanks in advance. Update: I work on web services where I need to be aware of system design, design patterns, async programming and of course data structures and algorithms. That'
- Facebook, LinkedIn, Apple Refferal Hi Blind, Can someone please help me with Facebook, LinkedIn and Apple referral? I have done approximately 300+ algorithm problems, for system design I studied "Designing Data-Intensive Applications" book, grokking system design problems and some YouTube videos. Please let me know, if you need any
- [Tech] Self claimed gurus on youtube creating insecurity and FOMO Want to know blind community's thought on youtubers ( specifically from india ) teaching super hard algorithm with garbage explanation just to increase insecurity and FOMO among viewers and learner. Not talking about some good people out there who just teach the meaningful stuff really required. Y
- link Help with Study Plan for FAANG Interviews Starting up the job hunt and want to land a job at FAANG (or something equivalent). Trying to see if this study plan sounds good: 1) Run through JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures Masterclass Udemy Course (already purchased it a while back) 2) Go through Data Structure Study Plan on Leetcode
- Leetcode precursor? I have zero programming or engineering experience/knowledge, also no college level education, so I'm wondering what resources I can use to get to a point where I can even use Leetcode. I know that data structures and algorithms is basically a must, but I feel way out of my element just watching YouT
- link Interview prep guide & tips - 5 OFFERS, 2x my TC! - Giving back - Ask me anything - Part 2 I am happy I can finally post and share! Thanks to Blind, I successfully received 5 offers. I'm here to give back. This is part 2, where I share my interview prep & tips. See part 1 which details my 5 offers. https://www.teamblind.com/post/M2VcYAsS BACKGROUND INFO: + I started from (almost) scratc
- How much to charge per hour for online 1:1 DS algo training / coaching? SDE2 at Amazon. YOE 9. TC is a joke 🙂. While hiring for my team at Amazon I have interviewed dozens of candidates. How much should I expect per hour? $100? Does it sound too less or too much? A few people have approached me on LinkedIn, YouTube (I have a tech training channel) to teach them data st
- Advice for self taught 0 - 100 LC Any advice for those who are self taught and wants to become a leetcode expert? Any specific courses/books in order? Right now im going through a bunch of codewars to become better at python and problem solving. After, ill go through Princetons algos coursera part 1 & 2, then Algorithm Design Ma
- Amazon SDE2 Onsite - Preparation tips please? Hi all. Cleared my OA, I am yet to schedule my onsite. The plan is to schedule it for 6 weeks for now. That'll give me ample time to prep for Algorithms, System Design and LP. Could some post guides or resources for the above? Could be a list of Leetcode questions, a Youtube channel for System Desi
- vote Should I start a YouTube channel? What will I be doing? My plan is to teach computer science algorithms and data structures. Once it is complete is to have videos and articles on leetcode questions, algorithms, data structures, system design, operating systems, computer architecture. How will mine be different from others? I know t
- Interview prep - struggling w Med LeetCode I am 2 months away from an interview w/ FB and really struggling with Medium Qs on LC, where I can’t really formulate an algorithm to solve a problem. I am most likely going to push back my interview to continue prepping, as I am very “rusty”. For those that were on the same boat as me, how’d you
- Leetcode video recommendations As I try some questions, I am unable to understand the algorithm/approach, so I try to look up a video on YouTube for that question. This gives me an overview of the approach which helps me understand the solutions that other people have posted and also help me develop my own code. I see a lot of C
- Programming courses/resources for beginners People often ask me how to get started with programming (or make a game/app/website). I usually end up searching on google or youtube for resources for a bit and send them what I think looks good but ideally I'd send them one of the best courses/sites to maximize their chances of successfully learni
- Rate limiter system design. Hi , can anyone help me with rate limiter system design. I have checked the youtube videos and educative system design also. Algorithm are mentioned everywhere. Please clarify. 1.should we create our own rate limiter service ? 2. Which data base will be okay -redis ? 3.request flow - Client ui --&
- Feedback on my 3 month plan to FANG (SD L5) Folks, My goal is to get an FANG offer 4 months from now. Current stand: Have decent understanding of data structures/algorithms. Solved about 60 easy leetcode questions till now. Current work only deals with bug fixes & hence gaining little/no system design knowledge from workplace Prep details:
- How is everyone and their grandmas solving 500 leets here? I am at 100, it took me a lot of time to get here. I started by watching basic videos on YouTube, going through grokking algorithms book, then moving to hackerrank. After I got comfortable with basic programming and data structures, I started LC. Struggled with even the basic questions and understan
- On the KMP interview... Was reading a thread on blind about someone asking it in an interview. How would it be seriously possible for one to come up with the backtracking table algorithm on the spot? That algorithm took several years to the KMP guys to develop and they even published a paper, how can one expect to reinven
- link Worried about system design with 2 FAANG coming up in 2 weeks. Laid off and the pandemic has not been kind to my job prospects. i have two final rounds with FAANG in two weeks and while i feel confident about algorithms (400 LC), I feel lost about the system design. I’ve brushed Grokking, Gainlo, sys design primer, and watched youtube with Gaurav, Tushar et al.
- How to get into FAANG ! It's not difficult at all. 1. LC for 2 months (4 months for total noobs). Think out loud as if you are explaining to someone. 2. Take good and short notes. 3. Do some exercise everyday and get good sleep everyday. 4. Include good mix of veggies and fruits in your diet. Also, stay hydrated. All
- Having not done one in FAANG, system design seems easy? I've done system design interviews once or twice at smaller places and they were always very straightforward. Now prepping for tier 1 interviews, and judging by all the mock system design interviews I can find on YouTube, seems like they are pretty easy? Am I wrong? Almost every example seems to b
- Referral for Intuit Hi all, Hope you are doing well. I am a final year student looking for referrals at Intuit. I have a good problem solving skills, did over 500+ leetcode problems. I have been selected as Summer Intern at TCS by my performance of Codevita. I have a good background of Web development and did one in
- vote Need solution, I lost my energy and interest coding! WFH SE Hi lovely community, Couple months ago, i used to come here ask questions about hiring process algorithms etc .. i was super excited and had a great job, but now lost all my energy, not sure wth is my problem? Is it cuz because i work 100% from home? Is it cuz i had a long break (2 months) between j
- Rate my Lazy Approach to Practicing Leetcode 1. Watch the solution video on Neetcode (could be any solutions YouTube account, but he seems pretty good). 2. Convert the solution from Python to another language (the one I use for interviews) 3. Go back and try to solve the solution on my own, first focusing on getting the general algorithm and
- Switch from serviced based company to product based companies for 9 YOE I have been working in serviced based companies for the last 9 years. In these, I woked on non coding projects for the first 6 years. It is after that I upskilled into Java, Spring boot and Microservises, and also learnt AWS cloud. over these three years, I developed an interest and it become a dre
- Wife returning to work after long break Posted by my wife from my account - I returned to work after taking a long break ~9 years and feel bogged down by build systems/pipelines/ci-cd. I am in a non-tech role right now but have strong programming skills and would like to break into TPM roles in another 1-2 years but I know I need these co
- How to prepare for Google onsite in one month? Asking for a friend. Hi everyone! I've scheduled google onsite for end of March. It's going to be 4 coding + 1 behavioral. Interviewing for L4 SDE (4YOE). Been preparing from a month. Leetcode - 60 medium, 13 hard. Trying to cover a wide area of topics. I'm updating the answers with the info I'v
- Online tech trainer Posting on behalf of a friend of mine. Is there any website (any other medium) from where you can hire a dedicated technical teacher for 1:1 online training? I wish to upgrade my skills, that can be anything ranging from learning a programming paradigm say FP (functional programming), a programmin
- link The best books/resources to prep for a technical/coding interview as a PM Which resources have you personally found most useful, up-to-date, and engaging? 1. Was Cracking the PM Interview enough in your case? 2. Are Cracking the Coding Interview and Leetcode an overkill? 3. What Coursera/Edx/Udemy courses were most useful if any? 4. Any good guides/articles and lists of
- How to differentiate yourself as a Data Scientist? Title is pretty self explanatory but adding some points to remove obvious answers. As for me, I am like any other average data scientist who can read blogs/watch youtube videos (without understanding the mathematics behind solutions/algorithms) and throw deep learning at any problem at hand ( also c
- So many good options... stuck with analysis paralysis. There are so many exciting things to pursue to try and learn, such as: blogging, writing ebooks, quantum computers and their programming (IBM Q cloud service), quantum physics, learning artificial intelligence (AI/ML/DL), anticipating new tech, learning algorithms, crunching Leetcode, creating new b
- Advice on where/when to apply So I have been a test engineer writing no code really (using crappy in house tools that don’t rely on anything complex, so I do not consider that code. We do not write algorithms) and have been practicing leetcode. I have a BS in Computer Science and my coding is getting back up there with reading
- link Master list of Free Resources Copy and pasta what I found on reddit(https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/e4v755/master_list_of_free_resources/) ////////////////////// With the holidays coming up, I wanted to share some mostly free resources (well the books and some courses aren't free) that I've used for preparat
- link Need advice in moving towards next career move Hi everyone, This is my first post on Blind so pardon if a similar question has been asked. Have been looking through Blind, some youtube channels and also some subreddits; and I came upon the conclusion that succeeding in a CS interview boils down to practicing lots and lots of Leetcode questions
- Google L4/L5 Interview Hey everyone! I'm currently studying for the Google interview, and I have around 5 years of experience in the industry. I spoke with a recruiter who told me that based on my industry experience, I'd be interviewing for L4 and L5 roles, depending on how well I do on the interviews. I was told I'd do
- Tech depth required for staff? Currently SDE3 at Amazon, get good feedback, work well with team, no perf issues etc. TC: around 300k However I always get imposter syndrome because I don’t know how Alfbus works or about DDB consensus algorithm beyond high level stuff, or VPC internals like the types of security you get inside wit
- SWE Interview Prep Plan Going to start the interview process again and want to make sure I got a good plan in place so I can hopefully get multiple offers. I am in no rush to accept a role, so it's more of creating a solid plan I can implement over the next 3-6 months. Let me know your feedback/ideas: 1) Review Data Struc
- I coast at work a lot... do you? I work at a startup where I lost complete faith in management and the new swe people who are being brought on board. Being a very early employee and having built major projects in the company in the past, everyone else is essentially leaving me alone, so on a good day I do maybe 3 hours of work, an