How do you approach problem-solving when faced with a coding challenge?

When I face a coding challenge, I first ensure I understand the problem. Then, I plan a solution, write the code, test it thoroughly, and finally, optimize for performance and readability. Practice is key to enhancing these problem-solving skills.

Understand the Problem: Brainstorm Possible Solutions: Design an Algorithm: Implement the Solution: Test and Debug the Code: Optimize and Improve:

Take your time to dive deep into the problem, analyze the cause, and fix it. Then spend some time to make it as efficient and clean as possible. ✨ Or, try the more popular approach: Think about a possible solution, try it, fail. Think about another solution, try that one, fail again. Repeat the process 2 to 5 times. Eventually, you'll understand the grumpiness of software developers. 🤣

Rubberducking works pretty well 🦆

No idea man! I really appreciate the tech guys for what they do and their skills.

Breakdown the script Debug the problem Brainstorm the solution Select a best solution Implement the solution Test the script and Improve it Optimization of the code

2 important thing to add: * Check if the problem has been solved already: Web search, Stack Overflow search, etc. * Backtracking: Check if the problem you want to solve really needs to be solved for the for your actual objective (at a higher level), or if this objective can be reached in a "completely different" way more easily.

Breaking down the problem into smaller steps, after solving each step, testing to see if it gives the expected results, if not, fix it, repeat until solved :)

Hey Guys, When tackling a coding challenge, I like to: Break it down into smaller parts. Understand the problem thoroughly before diving in. Sketch out potential solutions on paper. Test each part as I go to catch bugs early.