--- title: 1 Year of Consistent LeetCoding | daily.dev description: After attempting the Google Foobar challenge and going through several interview rounds with Google, the author didn't get the job but found inspiration to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/1-year-of-consistent-leetcoding-56dgvzorq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 1 Year of Consistent LeetCoding | daily.dev og:description: After attempting the Google Foobar challenge and going through several interview rounds with Google, the author didn't get the job but found inspiration to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/1-year-of-consistent-leetcoding-56dgvzorq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/56DGvzORq.png og:image:alt: 1 Year of Consistent LeetCoding og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 1 Year of Consistent LeetCoding **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 3 min read · 1368 upvotes · 61 comments ## Summary After attempting the Google Foobar challenge and going through several interview rounds with Google, the author didn't get the job but found inspiration to master data structures and algorithms. They committed to solving LeetCode problems daily, resulting in a 365+ day streak. Key learnings included efficient array manipulation, string handling, understanding hash tables, sorting algorithms, and greedy algorithms. Regular practice and tracking progress were vital in improving their skills. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@tanvirshaikh** · 15 upvotes > This is inspiring. i recently started with leetcode can you suggest from what i can start first. **@camerongould** · 11 upvotes > LeetCode just feels entirely like an awkward side mission for Software Engineering as a career. It’s not necessarily required, as you can just find the necessary problem-solving patterns to avoid grinding LeetCode and memorizing solutions, but you’ll inevitably have encounters with it even if you try to take a less greedy studying approach. **@iyedoo** · 8 upvotes > Good job brother! This is some stuff only a bit of people can do! I do leetcodes from time to time but I'm not very focused on them **@0daysleft** · 5 upvotes > To me this seems impossible sometimes, I lately had created a leetcode account and started doing a few problems, little did I know that I lack knowledge on DSA which meant I should first learn about DSA then come and continue. Things are quite hard but I presume to start my journey on February 2025. > > Lets see what comes...... **@owalishawon** · 4 upvotes > very inspiring, planning to go like this ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#algorithms](https://daily.dev/tags/algorithms), [#data-structures](https://daily.dev/tags/data-structures), [#interview-questions](https://daily.dev/tags/interview-questions) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/1-year-of-consistent-leetcoding-56dgvzorq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"1 Year of Consistent LeetCoding","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/1-year-of-consistent-leetcoding-56dgvzorq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/1-year-of-consistent-leetcoding-56dgvzorq"},"datePublished":"2024-10-30T09:57:34.272Z","dateModified":"2024-12-12T09:04:49.230Z","description":"After attempting the Google Foobar challenge and going through several interview rounds with Google, the author didn't get the job but found inspiration to...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/be90e3724d47f6c28dfe627013b1d25f?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/be90e3724d47f6c28dfe627013b1d25f?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Community Picks","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Community Picks","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1655817725/logos/community","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},"commentCount":61,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/1-year-of-consistent-leetcoding-56dgvzorq","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1368},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":61}],"keywords":"algorithms,data-structures,interview-questions","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Community Picks","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"1 Year of Consistent LeetCoding"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/1-year-of-consistent-leetcoding-56dgvzorq","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"This is inspiring. i recently started with leetcode can you suggest from what i can start first.","datePublished":"2024-11-03T18:37:32.497Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/56DGvzORq#c-dye9cvcTs","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Tanvir Shaikh","url":"https://daily.dev/tanvirshaikh","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--cwxvun5d--/f_auto/v1724932893/avatars/avatar_nlEHog1G2F4vZjXDeo35x"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":15}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"LeetCode just feels entirely like an awkward side mission for Software Engineering as a career. It’s not necessarily required, as you can just find the necessary problem-solving patterns to avoid grinding LeetCode and memorizing solutions, but you’ll inevitably have encounters with it even if you try to take a less greedy studying approach.","datePublished":"2024-11-06T18:07:43.738Z","dateModified":"2024-11-06T18:08:01.967Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/56DGvzORq#c-fRvHhVvcp","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Cameron Gould","url":"https://daily.dev/camerongould","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--Qv47KglJ--/f_auto/v1766935945/avatars/avatar_IAil6ECoRcblak0T2xy0q?_a=BAMAK+ZW0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":11}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Good job brother! This is some stuff only a bit of people can do! I do leetcodes from time to time but I’m not very focused on them","datePublished":"2024-11-04T11:53:57.056Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/56DGvzORq#c-UKDgDFbUL","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Iyed Baa","url":"https://daily.dev/iyedoo","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLFoQvnEgBcyiqBkRNM-i1t6InJkhsbaEA4ZVzLicPl3ZiABQ=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":8}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"To me this seems impossible sometimes, I lately had created a leetcode account and started doing a few problems, little did I know that I lack knowledge on DSA which meant I should first learn about DSA then come and continue. Things are quite hard but I presume to start my journey on February 2025.\nLets see what comes…","datePublished":"2024-11-08T10:47:06.305Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/56DGvzORq#c-QjIxaOYjw","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"0 Days Left","url":"https://daily.dev/0daysleft","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--SlVIO6wt--/f_auto/v1732880023/avatars/avatar_vGQBBB4fo63SQxQLwV6vs"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":5}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"very inspiring, planning to go like this","datePublished":"2024-11-05T05:45:14.606Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/56DGvzORq#c-WMXAEBegQ","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Owali Ullah Shawon","url":"https://daily.dev/owalishawon","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--5AnZM-__--/f_auto/v1762663308/avatars/avatar_eGcUCNJqsljAoPpvehbEg?_a=BAMAK+ZW0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":4}}]} ```