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by kakaghrjfk 137 days ago
> I stopped grinding algorithm puzzles because they started to feel like practicing celestial navigation in the age of GPS. It is a beautiful skill, but the world has moved on.

I don't understand this comment. Is this your personal experience in the industry? The only reason 99.99% of people needed to do this was for technical interviews. The world hasn't moved on until technical interviews have moved on, and they haven't.