Back To Back SWE
Algorithm explanations that spend the time on why a solution is correct rather than racing to the code, which is the part most walkthroughs skip. Free, and unusually good at the hard topics.
Video
Interview Prep
Back To Back SWE
Ongoing
Intermediate
Free
What it is
A video channel working through interview algorithm problems, with an emphasis on deriving the approach from the problem rather than presenting a finished answer.
Why the pacing is the point
Most solution videos show you the insight already discovered, which is pleasant to watch and teaches nothing about how to find one. These sit in the derivation, including the wrong turns, which is the part you have to reproduce yourself in a real interview.
Where it is strongest
Dynamic programming and recursion, where the gap between following a solution and generating one is widest, and where the extra minutes spent on justification earn the most.
Best for: visual learners stuck on the harder topics, and anyone who understands solutions but cannot produce them.
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