https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16952222 from 3 months ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14115826 from one year ago

I wonder if there has ever been a thread on algorithms competitions where people don't immediately come in and dump their job interview ptsd/angst.

When I think of competitive programming I don't think of olympiads, I think of still having a job after other devs have been laid off in the latest downsizing. Which means kissing ass is a legit event.

I prefer the approach of putting myself forward as someone who is comfortable moving to a new company.

I'm totally confident in my ability to land a new job should I want to.

Every once in a while when I complete a project or something at my job I’ll say to the higher-ups “one more thing to add to the resume”. I feel like it keeps them from taking me for granted.

Yes I've been through two different layoffs myself, and the people who were retained were not the most talented or most productive.

Playoffs? Playoffs?

We're just trying to win a game!

Corrected. Layoffs of course. Android speech-to-text strikes again.

I wish I had this book a couple of days ago !

this or leetcode for FANG?

Realistically, depends on the FANG.

leetcode but you can't do leetcode problems without already knowing most of this stuff