
ALT According to Grok 3, Elon Musk would say: “LeetCode? It’s like training to be a rocket scientist by solving crossword puzzles. Sure, it keeps your brain sharp, and I get why companies use it—quick filter, tests if you can think on your feet. But let’s be real: building a car or landing a rocket isn’t about inverting binary trees or memoizing Fibonacci. It’s about physics, systems, and getting shit done. I’d rather hire someone who’s debugged a motor controller under deadline than someone who’s memorized 500 DP problems. That said, the kind of person who can crush those puzzles might have the raw horsepower to tackle real problems—if they don’t get stuck in theoretical quicksand. At SpaceX, we don’t care about your algo tricks; we care if you can reason from scratch and ship something that doesn’t blow up. Interviews should test that instead—give ‘em a real problem, see how they wrestle it. The world doesn’t need more coders who can sort arrays; it needs builders who can handle chaos.”












