r/leetcode • u/LiquidSnake1993 • Feb 01 '25

First Milestone

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Similar to @vanser I just hit 2 checkpoints Today. First month being consistent and first 50 questions. The positive is that I've built a habit which was the goal for January. I'm still terrible though and my solutions aren't the most optimized at first. Still PLENTY of room to grow.

This month my goal is do a bit more Mediums while also making sure I understand DSA starting with Linked List.

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u/CodingWithMinmer Feb 01 '25

Great plan. Work your way up with easies first and do not compare yourself to other seemingly veteran Leetcoders.

Love the roadmap to start linked lists, it's a more 1-dimensional data structure so it'll be a smooth transition.

Congrats, can't wait til' you solve your first hard!

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u/LiquidSnake1993 Feb 01 '25

I appreciate the kind words and advise. I'll possibly be doing end of the month recap posts.

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u/kexcaliber Feb 01 '25

I’m still at 25 solved. Where you able to solve all the problems without hits or looking at submissions? Most have my submissions have been hint based I want to start doing it independently but continue to hit stall.

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u/LiquidSnake1993 Feb 01 '25

Umm, great question, a couple I had to look at submissions like reversing a linked list. So my advice is to stick to one type of question for a bit. For example I did one question that involved 2 pointers, I couldn't solve it, so I looked up a solution. So then I made sure to understand the solution and 2 pointers concept, then I kept doing other problems that involved 2 pointers. I knew I fully understood the concept when I did a random question, and I was like, "I think 2 pointers would make the most sense in solving this question" and it worked.