Show Notes
Neetcode is the most well-known coding interview prep creator with over 1M+ subs on YouTube. I interviewed him about the latest on coding interviews, his career at Amazon vs Google, and what it was like quitting big tech to do his own thing.
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Podcast links:
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/K15dND_Kfvg • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peterman-pod/id1777363835 • Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/neetcode-google-vs-amazon-programming
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (00:33) Quitting Amazon after 2 months (06:00) Testing Neetcode on Leetcode (12:57) Memorizing vs deriving solutions and intelligence (16:13) The story behind Neetcode (22:24) Getting a job at Google (27:47) How it was quitting big tech (29:38) What he hated most about Google (30:52) Top technical book recommendation (32:34) Advice for his younger self (33:46) Outro
Where to find Neetcode:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/navdeep-singh-3aaa14161/ • Twitter/X: https://x.com/neetcode1 • His website: https://neetcode.io/ • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeetCodeIO • GitHub: https://github.com/neetcode-gh • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neetcodeio/ • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@neetcode.io • Discord: https://discord.gg/ddjKRXPqtk
Where to find Ryan:
• Newsletter: https://www.developing.dev/ • X/Twitter: https://x.com/ryanlpeterman • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman/ • Threads: https://www.threads.com/@ryanlpeterman • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanlpeterman • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanlpeterman
Referenced in this episode:
• Neetcode's "Maybe Some People Should Just Give Up" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsoEipuwXiI • Designing Data-Intensive Applications: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications-Reliable-Maintainable/dp/B08VL1BLHB
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