PREPARING
YOUR PINEAPPLE.
Academic malpractice takes a moment.
A VERY QUESTIONABLE INSTITUTION
CODING INTERVIEWS
ARE LIKE SHOVING
A PINEAPPLE
UP YOUR ASS.
Unfortunately, you still have to pass them.
Learn algorithms. Memorize patterns.
Abuse spaced repetition. Secure the fucking bag.
No accounts. No subscriptions. Just suffering.
Your career is
in very questionable hands.
IT GETS WORSE. SCROLL.in very questionable hands.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR / YOUR PROBLEMDR. RAHMA DIKINMAHASFailed founder. Unlicensed pineapple specialist.
SCIENTIFICALLYQUESTIONABLEACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS
UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLESMEMORIZE THE PATTERNSREPEAT UNTIL EMPLOYABLESECURE THE BAG
01 / SELECT YOUR SUFFERINGCHOOSE YOUR
CHOOSE YOUR
pineapple.
Same broken hiring system.
Three levels of personal discomfort.
LEVEL 01
EASY
1 PINEAPPLEA gentle introduction to suffering.
LEVEL 02
MEDIUM
2 PINEAPPLESThings are getting uncomfortable.
LEVEL 03
HARD
3 PINEAPPLESTell my family I love them.
The fruit is a metaphor. The technical explanations are not.
FIG. 01 — THE DOCTOR IS NOT OKAY.FORMERLYEMPLOYABLE
02 / MEET YOUR HIGHLY UNQUALIFIED DEANFROM YC FOUNDER
FROM YC FOUNDER
TO LEETCODE
DEGENERATE.
“I founded a YC startup. It failed. Now I have to get a job like some kind of peasant.”
Unfortunately, apparently building an actual company doesn't qualify you to reverse a linked list in under 20 minutes.
So I've created Tizz-maxxer. If I have to shove this pineapple up my ass, I'm taking you people with me.
Dr. Rahma Dikinmahas
FOUNDER. CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER. ALSO THE JANITOR.03 / THE DIKINMAHAS METHODTHE FIVE PILLARS
THE FIVE PILLARS
OF NOT BEING broke.
Dubious credentials.
Excellent pedagogy.
01
Recruiters Are Basically Retarded
The system is absurd. Learn how it evaluates you, then learn how to beat it.
02
Understanding Isn't Enough, Motherfucker
Knowing how DFS works and writing it under pressure are two different skills. Train both.
03
Understand the Fucking Principles First
Learn the data structures. Recognize the pattern. Then memorize the implementation.
04
Spaced Repetition, You Degenerate
Your brain forgets. Come back, recall, and repeat. Automatic scheduling is on the roadmap.
05
Fuck Pete Davidson
The Doctor will not be taking questions on this matter.
04 / THE PRACTICAL EXAMSTART GETTING VIOLATED
ALL 5 PROBLEMS START GETTING VIOLATED
BY algorithms.
EXPERIMENT 001
The Nepotism Industrial Complex
Two unqualified relatives. One suspiciously specific hiring budget.
Arrays15 min
EXPERIMENT 002
The Corporate Apology Bracket
We deeply regret that our previous apology required another apology.
Stacks15 min
EXPERIMENT 003
The Influencer Attention Span
Find the longest stretch of originality in a deeply unoriginal feed.
Sliding window20 min
05 / OFFICE HOURSWISDOM FROM
VISIT THE JOURNAL WISDOM FROM
THE Doctor.
Currently reversing
a linked list.
a linked list.
THE DOCTOR IS STILL WRITING.GOOD NOTES TAKE TIME.
GOOD NOTES TAKE TIME.
SO DOES GETTING OVER A FAILED STARTUP.
Founder-written field notes, algorithm breakdowns, and videos are on their way. Five actual problems are here right now.
STUDY SOMETHING THAT EXISTS06 / A WORK IN VERY QUESTIONABLE PROGRESSTHIS SHITHOLE IS
THIS SHITHOLE IS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
One founder. A handful of problems. An unreasonable amount of resentment. This is the beginning, not a pretend billion-dollar education company.
GET IN ON THE SUFFERING- THE FIRST CHAPTER
A small, serious problem collection.
Python. Patterns. Explanations. Three levels of LUBE.
- ON THE WAY
More problems. More questionable wisdom.
Founder-written articles, videos, and new algorithms.
- THE BIG, UNHINGED VISION
A method to the madness.
Structured learning, progress, and automated spaced repetition.