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		abj on Dec 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “I've had to relearn coding to get through the new... That's a great point - LC didn't invent binary tree questions. Leetcode might be the wrong term to use. Is there another, more general term I could use? I'm looking for a term that would be as clear to as many people as possible.

llbeansandrice on Dec 4, 2020 [–]

I'm not aware of one. I've always said LC-style interviews.

I don't think LC is entirely useless, I've seen people graduate with CS degrees but couldn't do fizzbuzz. But the prominence of it for certain interviews is frustrating in many cases.

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