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Earn Max Leetcode Coins

Goal Tasks Tips
T-shirt 13 8,435 coins

Hate it or love it, but leetcode.com has become the de facto learning tool to prepare for software engineering coding interviews. Other skills are required to do the job, but this interview standard has its benefits by providing candidates a fair chance at solving a timed problem in a stressful environment.

Investing time to master and retain data structures and algorithms will net you a great ROI by helping you become a top earner. In addition, having a deep understanding of the material will make you a subject matter expert and a top performer.

Goal

Leetcode Kit

Leetcode has gamified this egregious grind by providing a store, where you can redeem your earned coins for prizes. The prizes are nothing spectacular, but earning the t-shirt is an exciting challenge since 6,000 (t-shirt) or 7,800 (t-shirt, keychain, and coaster) coins will require a lot of time, discipline, and commitment.

Tasks

Below is a breakdown to earn the maximum amount of coins to get the t-shirt in less than a year.

Type Tasks Per Year
Social Media 4 40 (One time)
Daily 2 4,015
Weekly 2 2,080
Bi-Weekly 2 1,040
Monthly 3 1,260
Total 13 8,435
  • 8,435 coins from doing all 13 tasks.

Social Media

Social Media

  • Easy coins if you want to share your social media on your profile.
Task Coins Per Year
Linkedin 10 10 (One time)
Google 10 10 (One time)
Github 10 10 (One time)
Facebook 10 10 (One time)
  • 40 coins from connecting social media accounts.

Daily

Daily

  • View the daily challenges from the problem page.
Task Coins Per Year
Daily Check-in 1 365
Daily Challenge 10 3,650
  • 4,015 coins from daily check-in and solving daily challenge.

Weekly

Weekly

  • View the weekly challenges from the problem page.
Task Coins Per Year
Weekly Challenge 35 1,820
Weekly Contest 5 260
  • 2,080 coins from solving the weekly challenge and attending the weekly contests.

Bi Weekly

Bi Weekly

  • Register to participate in the bi/weekly contest(s).
Task Coins Per Year
Bi-Weekly Contest 5 130
Attend Bi/Weekly Contests 35 910
  • 1,040 coins from attending bi-weekly contests and attending both contests.

Monthly

Monthly

  • Earn badges for keeping your streak.
Task Coins Per Year
30 Day Check-in Streak 30 360
25 Challenges Streak 25 300
Entire Month of Daily Challenges 50 600
  • 1,260 coins from solving all daily challenges and keeping up your monthly streak.

Tips

Here are some tips to stay consistent and retain:

  • Set up re-occurring calendar blocked time slot (one hour) for daily/weekly challenges and bi/weekly contests.
  • Refactor the solution with cleaner and descriptive code.
  • Add Time O(…) | Space O(…) complexities in your solution.
  • Share your solutions on Leetcode and GitHub.
  • Buy and use a Time Travel Ticket from the store if you miss a day (Long flights 😡).

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