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Freelancing for the gainfully employed

I've been professionally employed for a very long time and I was self-employed before then. Life has changed significantly for me, having come to the US from the small college town of Roorkee and my hometown of Jamshedpur. Over the past few years, I've been knee deep in technology at Google and now recently at LinkedIn. One of the things that I've missed in both these jobs is the freedom of execution that's inherently present when you pick up work of your own volition.  There's a lot to be said about companies and the infrastructure they provide and there's a lot more to be said about the problems they abstract away. When working for a large firm, you just don't have to deal with the nitty gritty and some skills go to rust. But every single time I've had the opportunity to pick up a project or a hobby outside of work, I've been amazed at the rapid pace of change out in the marketplace: new frameworks, new technologies and new systems keep co

Excellent Book on Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms

This book draft by a competitive programmer has an excellent overview of advanced algorithms and data structures. It's dense and packed with information and covers many tips and techniques not found in any other "standard" algorithms text.  If you're looking to learn Competitive Programming and solve some of the more advanced challenges, go through it: Web Page:  https://cses.fi/book.html Book Link:  https://cses.fi/book.pdf