Programming Interviews

So in my job search I've learned something important - I'm really really really bad at programming tests and interviews. Actually, I'm pretty decent at standard algorithms/data structures-related questions that come up on phone screens, but I'm awful when it comes down to ironing out the details and dealing with edge cases. Just now I horribly failed a take-home test and I feel like total shit right now.

I realize I need more practice, and I've heard from a lot of people that TopCoder's practice rooms are a great way to do it.

Here's the problem:

I find the problems, even the lower-point ones, to be WAY too fucking hard. Is there a similar place with problems that are easier, or at least less math-heavy?

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but I'm awful when it comes down to ironing out the details and dealing with edge cases.

Here is something during my code maintenance days at SUN Micro. You have to be OCD when it comes to details. In other words, being detailed about things almost has to become a fetish.

I find the problems, even the lower-point ones, to be WAY too fucking hard

You might want to consider taking up a different profession.