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by p1esk 3362 days ago
Getting a job at Google means two major changes for 90% of programmers in US:

1. Doubling the salary

2. Working with very smart people on very interesting problems

Each one is worth a couple of months of extra hard work, if you ask me. But if given a choice of doing a cool project for a week, I'd choose that over drilling on red-black trees.
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khedoros1 3362 days ago
Sure, it's worth the time if it pays off with a decent chance of a job. What percentage of programmers in the U.S. who aren't already working there have a decent chance, would you estimate?
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p1esk 3362 days ago
A better question: given that it takes a month of preparation, and given my current experience/knowledge, do I have a decent chance of getting an offer from Google?

I don't really care what are the chances for an average US programmer. If I believe I have a decent chance, I will go through it, because it's worth it for me.

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