How comfortable are you with the data structures you use?
My mentor, a professional C++ Engineer, always asks me to build data structures repeatedly. Often back to back.
While he could give me leet-code-style coding challenges, he thinks becoming extremely comfortable with data structures is more important in the early stages.
I tend to agree. The more I build data structures, the more quickly I can solve problems with them.
Where to start
There are many great Youtube videos on data structures and several online courses.
here are a few of my favorites
- DATA STRUCTURES you MUST know (as a Software Developer)
- Algorithms and Data Structures Tutorial - Full Course for Beginners
- Stacks & Queues | Data Structures in JavaScript
I also find typing “data structure you are learning” + “coding language” highly effective.
Still not sure what to start with?
Try completing my one week data structure challenge!
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