[gymbeaux]

There are certainly things you can try to mitigate ADHD, including of course Adderall. There’s a subreddit called ADHDProgramming I think… they seem to have a lot of good advice and anecdotes.

As far as finding a job goes, I think grinding leetcode is your best bet to stand out. While ChatGPT makes it easy to cheat on leetcode, now more than ever employers seem to be relying on it as a means of filtering out candidates- what with all the layoffs in the last couple of years, this makes sense. Also consider that devs leaving Google and Amazon and the like- they all did the leetcode grind to land those jobs, so that’s who you’re up against. The only way to compete is “leet”.

HackerRank, Cracking the Coding Interview, AlgoExpert, Leetcode of course… all good resources. Pick one and stick with it. Probably takes weeks or a couple of months to get “decent enough” to pass most leetcode style interviews.

It’s ass, and I hate it, but sometimes you have to play the game.

[nbow]

Yeah it's fairly disheartening that it often comes down to leetcode. We're really failing our entire profession with that trash. There are crafts that have been around for hundreds of years that don't have to put up with the nonsense we do. We build things, not solve logic puzzles. I stare at that crap for 10 seconds and go back to working on projects. I wonder how many capable developers just throw in the towel for this very reason?

Personally if I get meds and it helps I'll spend my time finishing and releasing projects, that'll be what will make me stand out. For now I will keep following my therapist's advice and working on being a stable and happy person.