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.
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