‘easy’ leet code book prep
Is it wiser to go through “cracking the coding interview” book first then the leet code questions if you are prepring for semi-technical interviews (Data Engineering / Science for example) vs the SDE path. I was told Facebook for example use ‘easy’ equivalent leet code Python questions (I’ve seen a few HackerRank quizes too from other firms) so am wondering if I need to go through the entire book first then do leetcode or if a few of the chapters cover what I need?
Both at the same time
Multiple ways to skin the cat; you could just rely solely on CTCI for DE / DS, or just do a bunch of popular easy / mediums on leetcode, or a mix. Another great book is Elements of Programming Interviews (EPI), which is mostly medium and hard problems and, imo, more in-depth explanation of solutions that are far better than some of the garbage you'll find in leetcode Discuss / "Solutions".
I am making a career transition - have the experience just not the interview prep hence trying to figure out the best path. I have time on my hands and want to prepare well.
Actually I find the solutions under LC Discuss section to be of good quality. You just need to sort by Most Votes.
Is HackerRank any good?
Only to start with, if you have no background or programming experience
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