How to Start Leetcode in 2024 (as a beginner)

Hi everyone,
In this video, I share how I would go about using Leetcode if I had to start from scratch.
I share all my Leetcode wisdom after solving more than 1500 problems and clearing interviews at multiple big tech companies.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:23 - Why Leetcode?
00:43 - Which programming language to use?
01:25 - Does programming language matter in interviews?
01:45 - How to Learn DSA?
02:50 - Which problems to solve?
04:14 - How many problems to solve?
04:54 - How to approach a new problem?
05:39 - What to do when stuck?
06:13 - How to solve more problems in less time?
06:46 - Should I memorize solution?
07:18 - How to practice in an interview setting?
07:57 - Do I need Leetcode premium?
08:29 - Conclusion

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[@NITIAN_MOTION_ACADEMY]

Bhaiya GOOGLE me jane ke liye kitna CGPA hona chahiye or kya 2 ya 3 year ke experience ke bad company Cgpa dekhti hai ya nhi❤

[@NITIAN_MOTION_ACADEMY]

Bhaiya GOOGLE me jane ke liye kitna CGPA hona chahiye or kya 2 ya 3 year ke experience ke bad company Cgpa dekhti hai ya nhi❤

[@srishtikhare5383]

can you make a descriptive video for data science people who want to get into these big tech companies?

[@rishiraj2548]

🙂👍

[@egm5081]

I have been interviewed by a lot of companies ( not google nor amazon ) and most of them require you to pass a coding challenge, so I think this skill is now a requirement for you to pass.

[@jz1607]

Unfortunately yes but if the company doesn't pay like FAANG I don't think it's worse getting interviewed by them. The bar is so high for these companies and the reason why they do coding challenge is to filter out lazy people from dedicated people who spend time coding everyday. Btw if you are lucky you may not get a coding challenge at a FAANG, depends on the manager and hiring team, some teams give project to complete and others do pair programming. At MSFT a Pair programming interview was conducted with someone by my team instead of giving him leetcode question. Finally, the moment you start preparing for FAANG is when you will never stop leetcoding even after you get a job. Typically a leetcode per day or at least 5 leetcodes per week will keep your memory refreshed and you'll always be prepared better than someone who stopped and returns back to leetcoding few years later.

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[@namanguntiwar9218]

All points you mentioned in the video are so cut to clear and concise man no doubt in that youre working in such a big tech company 🔥🔥

[@prabhuiitdhn]

I appreciate you sharing this video and the way you addressed the issues that we were having in the initial stages. Nearly every question is being answered that comes up when we start working on it. Thanks again for this, and Looking forward to more informative videos like this one.

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you so much for the feedback. Really happy to hear this. Will create more such informative videos in future.

[@shelbycollins6116]

straight to the point and excellent tips. thanks for the video was really helpful!

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you so much for the feedback. Glad you found it helpful.

[@revathichikkala9009]

Exactly to the point , no beating around the bush , no laag , no Gyan , exact things to do and why to do loved it amazing work 🎉 oo god this is just amazing you covered everything

[@melpadisreeram6606]

This video is “the” example of high quality content!! The intricate details and awesome tips are what we search on KZbin. Thanks for this, you’re helping thousands of people achieve their dreams.

[@rightbase]

hey, actually i wanna be a data scientist, and i don't really don't know much, do you have any suggestions on what i could be doing for 2 years to work in that field

[@leftoverture1976]

Thanks a lot Ashish! I finally solved my first LeetCode problem today, and that powered up my motivation to dig deeper!

[@sowmeyav2356]

How to solve the test cases..?and how to find the difference between public and private test cases and what about constraints..?

[@bilalkhanthedreamer]

One of the best video on this topic in youtube. Thank you and keep it up!!❤️👍

[@306Drago]

Amazing video I came across in my upskilling journey 👏🏻

[@paulogarcia916]

Thank you for the amazing video! It's well structured and very motivating specially for someone like me who is just starting! I hope you create more great videos!

[@ashishps_1]

Hey, Great to hear that you found it useful and motivating. Will create more useful videos in future.

[@rahulkharapkar2716]

please always keep all of your incoming videos this way only.. its straightforward ezy to understand and on point. no time waste.. THANKS

[@ashishps_1]

Thanks for your kind feedback! Will keep this in mind for future videos.

[@yasirarafat07]

Thank you Ashish bhai, Its really Motivated and clear Message!

[@praveenakolluri6515]

Straight on point! Great Video!!!!

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you. Love to hear this!

[@BestOfluckay]

he is most motivated peson i ever seen after my big brother , and his linkedin post are so good make me feel motivated . thank you ashish bhai

[@ashishps_1]

Hey, love to hear this and very happy to know that my posts make you feel motivated. Thank you!

[@arjitsingh5989]

Inspirational , really helpful.

[@simhachalampotti5067]

A very interesting brother... I am taking as you a inspiration

[@rehmanghani6726]

Nice Video Ashish, Keep up the good work! 👋

[@ashishps_1]

Thanks a lot for your kind feedback!

[@user-kz2ol7mn2j]

great job bro !!!

[@saineeraj2163]

I realling like the way you explained it. Hope I crack the Interviews like you.

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you, great to hear this 😊 All the best with your preparation 👍

[@pradeepas5784]

Very useful content! Much needed one☺

[@user-xo3rj6nh8d]

Thankk You sir for this video, beautiful presentation and very useful tips.❤❤❤

[@ashishps_1]

You are most welcome ❤️ Thank you for your kind feedback!

[@tobiaslanzi3402]

Amazing video, thanks a lot for sharing all that knowledge and tips with us in such direct, efficient and simple way!

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you so much 😊. Great to hear this!

[@ranbirkumar5838]

Love you brother ur suggestion are 100%practical thank you ❤

[@ashishps_1]

Love to hear this. Thanks for your kind feedback!

[@thisisashi2498]

Thank you! That was helpful

[@ashishps_1]

Great to hear that you found it helpful, thank you

[@developerweb3158]

Thanks Sir for the time you take to help us ❤

[@mahmodsamir5110]

Thank you very much, clear to the point

[@ashishps_1]

Glad it helped

[@shashankjha8454]

Great production quality great content 👍👍

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you very much for your kind feedback! Love to hear this.

[@KAFU69]

informative video, thank you for explaining.

[@ashishps_1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SachinJadhav-ww8ft]

Thanks for the video ❤ cleared all the doubts

[@ashishps_1]

Great to hear this. Thank you and good luck 👍

[@nitinsrivastav3541]

hey can u make a video about the importance of CGPA and importance of projects during interviews and while applying for any job (especially when you are in tier 3 college of india) also can you tell us more about how to move forward in coding journey after learning the first language (python in my case) i really enjoy your video keep it up

[@anirbansutradhar1703]

Your's Video was most of the genuine video in ages i found on KZbin. Thanks for this video, your time, efforts and thinking for us this much. Only love and best wishes ❤

[@ashishps_1]

So happy to hear this, thank you 😊

[@iankamar]

Thank you! 😃

[@henryconner780]

Great video man. You’ve earned my sub!

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you so much 😊

[@ahnaftaiyeb5007]

Thank you. The video was really helpful. this video is enough to understand how to start with leet code..

[@ashishps_1]

Thanks a lot for your kind feedback. Great to hear this.

[@dhamodharang7665]

content and the way you presented just amazing 😊

[@ashishps_1]

Thanks a lot for the feedback!

[@dhamodharang7665]

@@ashishps_1 please make more videos on FAANG company interviews and preparation.

[@ashishps_1]

@@dhamodharang7665 sure, will do

[@kasukurthisaikiran3064]

Thank you for kind of information sir ❤

[@ashishps_1]

You are welcome!

[@DharunKumar-hc5qf]

Best tips ever seen

[@suryaprakash_33]

Well explained bro

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you 🙏

[@pwnpredator6723]

The complexity of this video is O(1) super video sir i really appretiate ur efforts

[@ashishps_1]

So nice to hear this, thank you!

[@ytg_fl1ck]

Best video on KZbin for Leetcode

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you.. Love to hear this!

[@vivviv4497]

Was an awesome video, thank you for making this! I have one doubt, you mentioned senior roles need more experience in system design. What kind of roles are you pointing to when you say senior roles? And do you mean by system design?

[@beenasingh419]

Nice ❤🎉

[@ashishps_1]

Thanks 🙏

[@srirams5591]

Love you SIR ,Great Work Sharing good material and your experience Help many ppl like me Thank you so much sir Please share one video how much time spend for study and how you plan day Because most of us won't find time to solve office problem how did you mange Keep rock !!!

[@ArtBookcreate]

You deserve so much more, thank you for helping us so much 🙏

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you so much for your encouraging words!

[@pradeep4634]

Very nice , u earn a sub ❤ bro

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you very much 😊

[@muthuvalli333]

Hello Ashish bro, your way of explaining thingz is awesome...I like your accent very much...Keep going bro.😀😀😀

[@ashishps_1]

Really happy to hear this, thank you very much!

[@shahsikalagowda183]

Thank you❤

[@paromitadesarkar550]

Its a great video! Could you please help with a revision strategy?

[@akhilesh_patwardhan]

Accent : 🤡 Meanwhile His knowledge, Leetcode problems solved, interviews, looks, setup >>>> Mine Respect Bhai

[@tejasxt2575]

“I have been shouting that learn chat gpt learn ai tool” plz stop this add i literally feed up with him

[@malaramakrishna1710]

😅

[@alexmiller88]

that guy triggers my anger issues too!

[@Gungun-ce4ox]

😂😂 same bhai ab toh shakal bhi achi nhi lgti uski

[@Advaitam-vh9ii]

And that chorus of "Ai tools, ChatGPT" bhai dimag ka dahi

[@ScrollWithArun]

Hey Ashish, It's very informative video

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you 🙏

[@Creative_Poonam]

Bhaiya I am first year student and haven't started dsa yet . Pls tell how could I start with dsa and leetcode

[@priyankaofficialaccount]

thanks a lot..... please make a video on linkedin profile creation to get interview calls...

[@ashishps_1]

Hey.. sure will make video on linkedin profile optimisation soon

[@AlameenAdeyemi]

Popular languages and C isnt there 😭

[@pradeepsaravanau]

Loved the way how he made fun while coding 04:40

[@AK-ox3mv]

Feel like I used over 1~2 hours workshop. Very useful

[@ashishps_1]

Great to hear this, thank you!

[@Mcoder2023]

Good job

[@ashishps_1]

Thanks 🙏

[@mosalah151]

Thanks bro

[@ashishps_1]

You are most welcome 🙏

[@ranjitdesai3926]

Thank you very much you have answered the most important question. How can ever thank you?No one could tell me clearly whether all companies ask for leet code. I have around 12 years of IT work ex and I am not in a mood to sit and do leet code. after freelancing for around 6 years I am looking out for a stable job and wanted to know if I have to sit and do leet code. I am not looking out for mncs. Do small or mid level companies ask for leet code or only startups don't ask..Can you please tell me?

[@RishabhChatterjee-fg2gz]

Sir I have a question that when I try a question and attempt it and after try 3 to 4 time if some testcases are not passed then I watch approach in KZbin but not code, and which approach I understand, I try to implement it by myself, and if I don't understand a problem description after seeing discussion forum, then also I see KZbin for understanding it. Can you say is it right way or not?

[@Prince-nn6ig]

As i am currently working with javascript in dev is it good idea to go with dsa on javasrcipt ?

[@john__jose]

Awesome Explanation 😍🔥

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you 😊

[@subratadas9772]

thanks a lot bhaiya it helped loooot.

[@ashishps_1]

Glad to hear that

[@vigneshkrcse8259]

Your accent feels something else but, it's preety good.

[@AjayTiwari-gb4og]

Video with great quality... Can you explain soft skills requirement for interview??

[@ashishps_1]

Hey, Thank you for the feedback. Will make a separate video on soft skills required for the interviews.

[@user-ft2lu4lr6c]

It is very interesting 🎉

[@ashishps_1]

thank you!

[@rahulkeshribcet]

I'm not able to write a code and i understand the concept but i can't make logic building to write a code... what should I do ?

[@amazingcontent4213]

Bhai I forget 😢 how i solved that question after 1 week what to do...like you solved 1500+ ... remembering isnt easy

[@irookain5239]

thanks!

[@ashutoshkumarsingh2137]

What are the diff. diff. coloured circles show in the bottom after submitting a problem in leetcode?

[@ravikrishna6836]

Hi bro, Could you please make one video for career gap members with proper guidance.

[@ilhan_idriss]

I hope that I will pass my coding interview

[@dineshsharma1430]

Very nice😊

[@ashishps_1]

Thanks 😊

[@ahmedelhadary1899]

thanks for that great video, I have one question which is should I solve leetcode problems after finishing each topic (I mean solving problems on each specific topic) or should I wait until I finish the full DSA roadmap of whatever course I'm taking then start solving problems on the full DSA?

[@Juststudy_shorts]

How to use leetcode for full stack developer learning 🤔 video plzzz? To crack my dream same as you.....Microsoft???

[@reeshavroy0]

Thank you.

[@ashishps_1]

You're welcome!

[@Proman.Offbeat.Traveller]

Nyc ❤

[@ashishps_1]

Thanks 🤗

[@mohammedfarhan7940]

Hi I'm not getting logic to solve easy problems in leetcode please give some Ideas.

[@sapientum08]

Thank you Ashish

[@ashishps_1]

you are welcome!

[@DioneVasoncelosSilva]

Should I draduate in CS to apply for google as a software enginering?

[@ssharmajyoti.01]

hi, is c sharp language of dot net technology good to start my backend journey ? please guide

[@user-ep3vm6ko3b]

Bro I am in 1st year ISE, what should I want to do to get good internship and get placement

[@rounak7178]

Thanks bhaiya

[@ashishps_1]

You’re most welcome 🙏

[@Cat_anf_dog8121]

Which u will prefer for dsa with ur experience 😊

[@user-fr3vj7yf3e]

Can you please share any youtube channel which you think is good to learn DSA with python?

[@bouncehoops6575]

Bro. May i know where to find your tutorials from easy to medium

[@ahsin.shabbir]

How do you think generative AI will affect the interview process?

[@UsaidOk]

Thank you

[@ashishps_1]

you're welcome!

[@tharungarugu9188]

Suggest me the best youtube channel for learning DSA in python

[@user-gb5si8pq6b]

great

[@ashishps_1]

Thank you 😊

[@Ravi-zv9fe]

hello sir you have said how to learn but can you tell us from where you have learned coding and also at your time youtube was not so famous so what all resources you have used and please suggest some good teacher or course from where a beginner in coding can excel

[@hulk986]

I am first year b tech student in nit Rourkela what should I do to improve skill and get placement and which language should I start

[@sindhuhegde2690]

If i have worked on python, while changing the company should we solve dsa problems in python only? Or we can go with any programmming language?

[@ashishps_1]

Choose a programming language with which you are most comfortable with.

[@CODINGWITHDINKAR]

May I go with other platform like hacker-rank ? Please Reply , Sir ?

[@jeevanhngowda02]

i want to learn coding from scratch please help me sir ,i am 4th year ece student .please guide me to learn coding .i want to get job ,i don't have my father ,i don't have strong background so please help me out to get job and i will learn with full hardwork but i need guidience from u sir

[@raghavjetski7537]

Hey! I'm a first year undergrad in IIIT Kottayam. Why don't I directly jump into NeetCode 150 than 1000s of questions from LeetCode

[@marvelarturo8783]

is the leetcode is the only best platform for coding? does interviewers give more priority for leetcode than other coding platform ? please ans my ques cuz i have been code in geeksforgeeks daily since last 2 months , if the coding platform really matters then ill stop gfg and start coding in leetcode i hope someone will ans my question thankyou

[@priyankashettigar4475]

Can you please tell how to improve logical and critical thinking skills

[@tasmisa6778]

Is leetcode only for developers or data scientist can also use?