I really wish that at some point during my CS education I would have realized how typical programming interviews worked and just how impossible they are for me. None of my internships had this sort of stuff and after a long string of failures interviewing after graduating, I can openly admit that being able to solve algorithm stuff just isn't in my blood.
It doesn't matter how many books I read or questions I practice, I just can't work these kinds of problems. If I had an inkling of what it was like beforehand, I would have switched majors or dropped out. Half a decade of hard work, tens of thousands for tuition and a useless degree at the end.
I don't know whether to laugh, cry or jump off a cliff. Maybe all three.
It doesn't matter how many books I read or questions I practice, I just can't work these kinds of problems. If I had an inkling of what it was like beforehand, I would have switched majors or dropped out. Half a decade of hard work, tens of thousands for tuition and a useless degree at the end.
I don't know whether to laugh, cry or jump off a cliff. Maybe all three.