Many Hard LeetCode Problems Are Easy Constraint Problems

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raxxorraxor · 4h ago

Honestly, these are probably bad interviews. I do like wasting time on puzzles and code golf, but for job interviews such question are mostly out of place.

In 90% of cases to propose such a problem in a stress situation like a job interview and you filter by success, you filter by those that already solved the general problem.

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Many Hard LeetCode Problems Are Easy Constraint Problems

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