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Quora: Where to Discuss Competitive Programming Online

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Sep 29 0

Not every online community is equal when it comes to competitive programming content: What is the best place to discuss algorithms, ideas, and questions about 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: Practice/Compete Ratio for Competitive Programmers

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Sep 22 0

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.

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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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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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