Deliberate practice techniques for software developers
Let’s crunch some numbers:
What must the practice/compete ratio be in terms of hours, in order to become a top-notch competitive programmer, as early as possible? (answer)
I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.
What’s better than thinking you understanding something? Proving that you understand it: How do I know I totally understand an algorithm? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.
ContinueThinking Competitively Here’s an exchange that took place last month on Reddit (r/learnprogramming): Question: Where and how to learn ONLY for competitive programming? Answer 1: Competitive programming without learning regular programming….good luck with that. Answer 2: You need to to crawl first before you can even begin to think competitively. Answer 3: Learn to program […]
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