Jealous of Girlfriend's LeetCode Ex

I am jealous of my girlfriend's ex because he is better at Leetcode than me When I was working on the daily challenge the other day, my girlfriend saw my screen and asked me if I was Leetcoding. I was surprised because she is an archeology major and doesn't know anything about programming. She explained that her ex-boyfriend was into competitive programming and talked about it all the time. Apparently he is a Guardian on Leetcode and he even used to prepare contest problems for extra money. I feel extremely insecure now because I struggle with mediums most of the time and my rating is at 1500. My gf keeps assuring me that my low rating doesn't bother her, but everytime I am stuck in a problem I keep thinking how her ex would solve it in minutes. I just can't get the image of him easily solving LC Hards out of my head. Every time he submits a solution and gets that green AC on his screen he must smile and think how much of a loser his girlfriend's new boyfriend is. I am afraid that he raised the bar so much that I will never live up to his standard. My girlfriend will always compare him to me, and she will never be satisfied with my contest performance. Do you have any tips on how I can get better than this guy? Or do you think it's futile and I will always live under this guy's shadow?

A programmer describes feeling jealous and insecure because his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend is a highly skilled competitive programmer and LeetCode Guardian. He imagines the ex effortlessly solving hard problems and judging him whenever he gets accepted, turning ordinary coding struggles into exaggerated romantic insecurity. The joke comes from treating LeetCode ranking and contest performance as if they determine personal worth and relationship status. EN: A programmer describes feeling jealous and insecure because his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend is a highly skilled competitive programmer and LeetCode Guardian. He imagines the ex effortlessly solving hard problems and judging him whenever he gets accepted, turning ordinary coding struggles into exaggerated romantic insecurity. The joke comes from treating LeetCode ranking and contest performance as if they determine personal worth and relationship status.

• @pokupkabitka / 40089 2024-05-06