[aaron5]

Of course I'd love that FAANG salary, but I guess the only way I'll know if I'm good at algos is to give them a shot. I think I'm smart - but, hell, almost everybody on this site blows me away with how smart they are.

However, last night I opened up that leetcode stuff - and I got lost in it! Just like some of my old physics problems, they're so interesting to puzzle out. And, granted, interest isn't enough, but it's still a nice indicator. I just had fun, just fun, going over one of those algo problems last night.

Thank you again for giving me so much of your time!

[lifeplusplus]

try easy ones, just being able to read leetcode question requirements is a skill. As someone from just cs background and not math background the question were phrased very much like a math problem. But they are not. It's basically testing how much you can think like a compiler. So do dozens of easy ones then do some reading/courses. Then move onto harder questions.

[aaron5]

Nice! I'm looking forward to going through some more of them.