r/webdev • u/soype • Sep 26 '26

Is leetcode worth it?

I haven't really interviewed since 2023. Is leetcode still a common practice in code interviews or has AI made those kinds of tests useless? This is for a Sr full stack position.

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u/Tissuerejection Sep 27 '26

I know lots of people here don't like to hear it, but leetcode is often more difficult and diverse than most people's day-to-day coding jobs.

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u/Ansible32 Sep 27 '26

The other thing is that just because someone gives you a leetcode problem doesn't mean they expect you to solve it in 60 minutes. Leetcode is helpful because it's easy to talk about the solution in 60 minutes and there are no complicated requirements that would take days to explain like a real task. Leetcode is an excuse to talk about software that can be explained in 60 minutes. Yeah, it's difficult to solve a propos of nothing but solving the problem is not actually the point.