Dealing with DSA

The beginning always feels tough.

As someone who has started learning about data structures very recently (not even the algorithms yet), the concepts sometimes are confusing. And when it comes solving problems, it feels like a battlefield and I am fighting with swords but absolutely no training.

The major challenges i face:

• Building logics and then actual code

• Tons of errors and not able to understand the real problem

• Everyone's moving faster but I am stuck

Hi!

Thought I would share a resource I've been using to learn DSA, in python.

It's on youtube, so you can use it for free.

A common mistake what everyone does when getting into DSA , they directly dive into LeetCode without learning the prerequisites and sit with questions for hours together, failing to understand it.

When we were in school, we were all taught in a pattern, for example you were taught the A,B,C's , then words, and later on sentences.

It’s something you’ve atleast heard if you’re into technology. DSA this, DSA that, many people fear this, and many strive. But what is DSA? For those who uninitiated, it stands for Data Structures and Algorithms. Divided into two parts DS (Data Structures) which deal with data organisation (Arrays, Strings…) and Algorithms (step by step formulas to curate a solution).

All this information is fine, but what can you do about it? How do I learn it, and how do I master it. It’s not easy, but it’s not impossible.

Let’s elaborate on step 1:

The first step would be to concentrate on building a strong foundation. These include having a strong grasp over a programming language (C++ is the fastest and most common, with Python in the roster, but Java which is the most asked in interviews) through actually learning and building hands on projects (small as a simple hello…