Many developers skip easy coding problems and jump straight to medium or hard questions.
It feels more challenging and impressive, but experienced developers know something different.
Easy problems teach the patterns behind complex solutions.
Problems like:
• Two Sum
• Valid Parentheses
• Longest Common Prefix
may look simple, but they introduce powerful concepts such as:
• Hash maps
• Stack usage
• String traversal
These patterns appear again and again in more complex coding problems.
Once you recognize them, many medium problems become significantly easier.
Skipping easy problems often means skipping the foundation.
Strong developers don’t rush difficulty — they build strong fundamentals first.
💬 What was the first “easy” problem that helped you understand a major coding pattern?
— Ishwar Chandra Tiwari
CodeWithIshwar
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