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'''LeetCode''' is an [[online discussion platform|online platform]] for coding interview preparation. The service provides coding and algorithmic problems intended for users to practice [[Software development|coding]].<ref name=nytimes2023/> LeetCode has gained popularity among job seekers and coding enthusiasts as a resource for technical interviews and coding competitions.<ref name=":0nytimes2023">{{Cite web |last=Ansari |first=Tasmia |date=2022-11-17 |title=The Ultimate Guide to Cracking Data Science Interviews |url=https://analyticsindiamag.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-cracking-data-science-interviews/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Analytics India Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolakowski |first=Nick |date=2022-12-08 |title=Which Programming Languages Are Growing? |url=https://www.dice.com/career-advice/which-programming-languages-are-growing |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Dice Insights |language=en}}</ref><ref name=nytimes2023>{{Cite news |last=Singer |first=Natasha |date=2023-04-05 |title=For Lower-Income Students, Big Tech Internships Can Be Hard to Get |work=The New York Times |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/business/tech-internship-application-grind.html |access-date=2023-08-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en |quote=To gear up for the assessments, many students practice their skills on LeetCode, a free test prep site that offers coding and algorithmic problems, along with detailed solutions. The site also offers premium services. For $35 a month, it gives members access to specific problems that companies like Amazon, Google and Microsoft previously used — and some continue to use — to assess applicants. To keep the questions up-to-date, the test prep service said, it regularly surveys members applying for tech positions.}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ansari |first=Tasmia |date=2022-11-17 |title=The Ultimate Guide to Cracking Data Science Interviews |url=https://analyticsindiamag.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-cracking-data-science-interviews/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Analytics India Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolakowski |first=Nick |date=2022-12-08 |title=Which Programming Languages Are Growing? |url=https://www.dice.com/career-advice/which-programming-languages-are-growing |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Dice Insights |language=en}}</ref><ref name="dummies">{{Cite book |last1last=Sonmez |first1first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rEOvDwAAQBAJ&dq=LeetCode&pg=PA108 |title=Programming Interviews For Dummies |last2=Butow |first2=Eric |date=2019-09-11 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-119-56506-2 |language=en |quote=LeetCode is also a popular site for programmers who want to get up to speed.}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Harper |first=Jocelyn |title=Interview Insight: How to Get the Job |date=2023 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8783-5_4 |work=A Software Engineer's Guide to Seniority: A Guide to Technical Leadership |pages=19–28 |editor-last=Harper |editor-first=Jocelyn |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8783-5_4 |access-date=2023-08-11 |place=Berkeley, CA |publisher=Apress |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-1-4842-8783-5_4 |isbn=978-1-4842-8783-5 |quote=LeetCode is a platform that specializes in algorithm questions ranked from “Easy” to “Hard” based on the complexity of the subject and solution. They also have a forum where people share what interview questions they encountered in phone screens and on-site interviews to share with the larger public and to help software engineers prepare. I have been fortunate that the only time that I encountered a LeetCode problem during a screening process was for Amazon. ... On this last interviewing journey, I found myself enjoying practicing algorithm coding questions because I found alternative resources to LeetCode. }}</ref>
== Features ==
LeetCode offers both free and premium access options. While free users have access to a limited number of questions, premium users gain access to additional questions previously used in interviews at large tech companies.<ref name=nytimes2023/> The performance of users' solutions is evaluated based on response speed and solution efficiency, and is ranked against other submissions in the LeetCode database.<ref name="xingBI">{{Cite web |last=Xing |first=Jessica |title=Here's what job seekers need to know about LeetCode, the coding-skills platform millions of developers use to ace the notoriously difficult technical interviews at firms such as Apple, Amazon, and Google |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/leetcode-coding-test-apple-amazon-google-technical-interview-prep-job-2021-11 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>
Additionally, LeetCode provides its users with mock interviews and online assessments. LeetCode hosts weekly and biweekly contests, each having 4 problems.<ref name="dummies" /><ref name="LeetCodeWebsite">{{Cite web |title=LeetCode - The World's Leading Online Programming Learning Platform |url=https://leetcode.com/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=leetcode.com}}</ref><ref name="dummies" /> After you participate in a contest for the first time, you get assigned a ranking, which can be found in the profile.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contest |url=https://leetcode.com/contest/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=LeetCode |language=en}}</ref> LeetCode also provides its users with daily challenges, following UTC, with a lucky draw at the end of each month for those who stayed consistent for the month.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loading... |url=https://leetcode.com/discuss/general-discussion/655704/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=leetcode.com}}</ref>
LeetCode supports multiple programming languages, including [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]], [[JavaScript]], and [[C (programming language)|C]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1last=Nguyen |first1first=Nhan |last2=Nadi |first2=Sarah |title=Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Mining Software Repositories |chapterlast2=AnNadi empirical|first2=Sarah evaluation|date=2022-10-17 of|publisher=Association GitHubfor copilot'sComputing code suggestionsMachinery |dateisbn=2022978-101-174503-9303-4 |series=MSR '22 |___location=New York, NY, USA |publisherpages=Association1–5 for|chapter=An Computingempirical Machineryevaluation |pages=1–5of GitHub copilot's code suggestions |doi=10.1145/3524842.3528470 |isbn=978-1-4503-9303-4 |quote=LeetCode questions come with test cases in various programming languages, ... (Python, Java, JavaScript, and C) |doi-access=free }}</ref> The platform features forums where users can engage in discussions related to problems, the interview process, and share their interview experiences.<ref name=dummies/>
== Types of problems ==
Every question on LeetCode has a particular category or tag. Some of the most common tags include: [[Array_(data_structure)|arrays]], [[String_(computer_science)|strings]], [[Pointer_(computer_programming)|two pointer]]s, [[Stack_(abstract_data_type)|stack]]s, [[binary search]], sliding windows, [[linked list]]s, [[Tree_(data_structure)|trees]], [[trie]]s, [[backtracking]], [[Heap_(data_structure)|heap]]s, [[priority queue]]s, [[Graph_(abstract_data_type)|graph]]s, [[Breadth-first_search|breadth-first search]], [[Depth-first_search|depth-first search]], [[dynamic programming]], [[greedy algorithm]]s, [[bit manipulation]], [[Database|database problems]], and math.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NeetCode.io |url=https://neetcode.io/roadmap |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=neetcode.io}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=October 2023}} In total, LeetCode offers 3045 questions across its three levels of difficulty; with 771 questions categorized as easy, 1599 as medium, and 675 as hard.<ref>{{Cite web |titlename=LeetCode"LeetCodeWebsite" - The World's Leading Online Programming Learning Platform |url=https://leetcode.com/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=leetcode.com}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=October 2023}}
== History ==
LeetCode was founded in Silicon Valley in 2015 by Winston Tang.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Secretary of State |url=https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/search/business |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/winston-tang/}}</ref>{{Contradictory inline|date=October 2023|reason=infobox (wikidata) says 13 February 2010}}
LeetCode expanded its operations to China in 2018.<ref name="yicai">{{Cite web |firstlast=LiaoShumin |lastfirst= ShuminLiao |title=IT Job Interview Prepper LeetCode Pockets USD10 Million From Lightspeed China |url=https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/it-job-interview-prepper-leetcode-pockets-usd10-million-from-lightspeed-china |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=www.yicaiglobal.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, LeetCode secured its first round of funding, receiving a $10 million investment from [[Lightspeed China Partners]].<ref name=yicai/>
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