I'm a 24-year-old woman with three years of experience as a Full Stack Developer at a multinational tax and audit firm. My main tech stack includes ASP.NET, ReactJs, and Azure. I joined this company as a fresher, and I didn't have to solve any algorithmic problems to get my job, but now I feel I need to improve my DSA (Data Structures and Algorithms) skills to move to a better-paying company. Although I'm confident in system design, DSA really intimidates me. I struggle to retain the material I learn and often find myself unable to solve even basic problems. I picked up Java to prepare, as its syntax is somewhat similar to C#, but I'm still feeling very lost. I want to get good at DSA in the next three months, so I'm wondering how I should start learning. How do others approach problem-solving, and what should my thought process be during interviews? Sorry for the lengthy post, but any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Neetcode has some fantastic resources! Their website and YouTube channel are great for learning DSA. I've been using them myself, and a key takeaway is that a lot of solving problems in interviews comes down to recognizing patterns and knowing which algorithms to apply. What really helps me is sketching out a solution before jumping into coding – it clears my head and helps me think through the problem more logically.
Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll definitely check out Neetcode. Do they have a specific sequence of videos that you recommend to follow?