Published in Towards Dev·PinnedMember-onlyCompanies Have Hire Freeze, but This Might Be Your Chance to ShineWe seem to be entering recession. There are many companies, including some big names, who are declaring hire freeze. This adds to another level of difficulty of getting a (new) job on top of an already tough process. What can we do that can boost our chance of being hired…Job Hunting3 min readJob Hunting3 min read
Published in Towards Dev·10 hours agoMember-onlyThe Blind 75 Leetcode Series: Meeting Rooms IIToday, we are working on 253. Meeting Rooms II Given an array of meeting time intervals consisting of start and end times [[s1,e1],[s2,e2],...] (si < ei), find the minimum number of conference rooms required.)Leetcode5 min readLeetcode5 min read
Published in Towards Dev·6 days agoYour Comments to Code Is Your Way to Talk to Your Past SelfYou are a new employee with little knowledge of how the company’s product and code base. You’re then tasked to implement some small changes as part of your onboarding. You use your (limited) knowledge and past experience to complete the task. Everything works. You close the ticket and forget about…Software Development4 min readSoftware Development4 min read
Jan 23Member-onlyThe Blind 75 Leetcode Series: Meeting RoomsToday, we are working on 252. Meeting Rooms Given an array of meeting time intervals consisting of start and end times[[s1,e1],[s2,e2],...](si< ei), determine if a person could attend all meetings.Leetcode3 min readLeetcode3 min read
Published in Towards Dev·Jan 20Member-onlyThe Blind 75 Leetcode Series: Valid AnagramToday, we are working on 242. Valid Anagram Given two strings s and t, return true if t is an anagram of s, and false otherwise. An Anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters…Leetcode3 min readLeetcode3 min read
Published in Towards Dev·Jan 17Member-onlyThe Blind 75 Leetcode Series: Product of Array Except SelfToday, we are working on 238. Product of Array Except Self Given an integer array nums, return an array answer such that answer[i] is equal to the product of all the elements of nums except nums[i]. The product of any prefix or suffix of nums is guaranteed to fit in…Leetcode5 min readLeetcode5 min read
Jan 12Want to Accelerate In Your Career? Learn to Manage Up.Whether we work in a big corp or a small startup, we have hierarchies in organizations. Unless you’re the CEO of the company, you most likely will have to report to someone higher up. Unfortunately, sometimes there can be miscommunication between you two, and it becomes misunderstanding at some point…Tech5 min readTech5 min read
Published in Towards Dev·Jan 11Member-onlyThe Blind 75 Leetcode Series: Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary TreeToday, we are working on 236. Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree Given a binary tree, find the lowest common ancestor (LCA) of two given nodes in the tree. According to the definition of LCA on Wikipedia: “The lowest common ancestor is defined between two nodes p and q…Leetcode7 min readLeetcode7 min read
Jan 6Member-onlySouthwest Cancellation & How We, as Software Developers, Should Learn From ItOver the Christmas and New Year holidays, it’s expected to have many people traveling. Normally, this is the time for joy and happiness. We are supposed to enjoy our time off and be worry free. However, this year is a bit different. Storm Elliot has caused made traveling become chaotic…Southwest Airlines5 min readSouthwest Airlines5 min read
Jan 4Member-onlyThe Blind 75 Leetcode Series: Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Search TreeHappy new year everyone! Hope you guys all have a good rest and enjoyed your holidays. Now that the calendar turned, let’s get back to business. Today, we are working on 235. Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Search Tree Given a binary search tree (BST), find the lowest common…Leetcode5 min readLeetcode5 min read