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Quora: How do I know I totally understand an algorithm?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Sep 15 0

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.

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Book Review: Learn to Code by Solving Problems

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Sep 8 0

Thinking 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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Quora: What is a teaching platform that allows you to make your own programming challenges?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Sep 4 0

Where to create programming contests: What is a teaching platform that allows you to make your own programming challenges? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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Quora: Should I switch to Quora for programming questions?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Aug 28 0

Quora vs. Stack Overflow: Should I switch to Quora for programming questions? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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Quora: Are competitive programmers the best programmers?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Aug 21 0

Competitive programming vs. real-world programming: Are the best programmers you have seen coming from competitive programming? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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Quora: Math or algorithms for competitive programming?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Aug 14 0

More about math: Which is more important for competitive programming, mathematics or data structures and algorithms knowledge? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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Quora: Is there any app which can solve coding problems?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Aug 7 0

Writing code that can write code: Is there any app which can solve coding problems? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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Quora: What are the cons of using bits/stdc++.h in competitive programming?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Jul 30 0

It’s the header file that gets no respect: What are the cons of using #include<bits/stdc++.h> in competitive programming? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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Quora: Learn and then Practice, or Practice and then Learn?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Jul 24 0

Which approach is best? In competitive programming, which is better? Solve problems and then learn related algorithms, or learn algorithms and then solve related problems? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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Quora: How Many Algorithms to Master

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Jul 17 0

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once…”: Is it better to learn more algorithms or master few of them? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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Getting Started

Are you new here? Check out my review posts for a tour of the archives:

  • 2023 in Review: 50 LeetCode Tips
  • 2022 in Review: Content Bots
  • 2021 in Review: Thoughts on Solving Programming Puzzles
  • Lessons from the 2020 LeetCode Monthly Challenges
  • 2019 in Review
  • Competitive Programming Frequently Asked Questions: 2018 In Review
  • What I Learned Working On Time Tortoise in 2017
  • 2016 in Review
  • 2015 in Review
  • 2015 Summer Review

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