string epi = “elements of programming interview”; string ctci = “cracking the coding interview”; Now that i defined the acronyms.... is EPI really that good? many people swear by it. In the past I used ctci and leetcode, this time i was focusing on leetcode. any thoughts here? edit: i agree ctci is shit, but is epi that great to do when im pretty experienced with leetcode? is it better than leetcoding for days? tc 180
Ctci is shit when compared to EPI. EPI is the best book for algorithms and data structures. It teaches you how to think
But compared to Leetcode?
Leetcode has 1000 problems , it's more like a reference to all interview questions and solutions. EPI has 10 questions for each topic and their solutions teach you how to think when a question is asked. Both can't be compared. One is for rot practice and the other is to learn how to think
EPI has a good variety of problems with some overlap with CTCI. I would definitely recommend EPI if you have gone through CTCI or 50+ leetcode (10E/30M/10H) problems. For most companies you'd be able to get away with just leetcode. Might not recommend that this be the first thing you start with if you are just getting into the game but use this as an additional resource - which is what you can do as you have been prepping with other resources all this while. EPI has better/challenging problems for most topics CTCI covers and some solutions are not what you'd probably come up in your first three iterations - they give you a different solving perspective. For reasons stated above, I believe EPI is a notch better than CTCI imho.
Thank you so much for the well thought out and long response. I am in the exact position you described, epi sounds perfect for me at the moment.
All the best man!
EPI won't get your foot through the door at Albertsons. They only interview Fields medal 🏅 winners. So GTFO
I'd add Algorithm Design Manual in between, explains some advanced topics which are missing in CTCI, but which you'll be thrown at in EPI.
EPI is great stuff and more than enough!
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Noob it’s ctci
Good point, any thoughts on Epi tho?
Also I don’t see a badge so you’re the noob....