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| So if you are having a tool in your bag, learn to use it to the best of its ability. You ought to know what all your language can provide, like C++ has an amazing set of tools specifically built for implementation of various data structures and algorithms i.e. the 'Standard Template Library' while you'll have to waste a great deal of time implementing such stuff in C language from the very scratch. | ||
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| [Follow this link to know more about STL](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/cplusplus/cpp_stl_tutorial.htm) |
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I request you not to display those benefits of Java that are not useful in competitive programming.
And link this STL tutorial instead
https://www.topcoder.com/community/data-science/data-science-tutorials/power-up-c-with-the-standard-template-library-part-1/
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| title: "Competitive Coding: From Novice to Expert" | |||
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It is only a novice post. Please change the title.
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I am not talking about a particular topic in the post (like posts by others) that you can judge it as "novice" or "expert"...the post just brings out differences between a novice and an expert competitive coder.
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the post just brings out differences between a novice and an expert competitive coder
Please back your claim.
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the post just clarifies what habits should be avoided by a noob in order to become essentially competitive some day...
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the post just clarifies what habits should be avoided by a noob in order to become essentially competitive some day...
Hence it's novice.
For more rigorous description see ref: stages of skill acquisition
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I feel the title is misleading.
You should link other competitive programming blogs.
Such as
https://www.hackerearth.com/practice/notes/getting-started-with-the-sport-of-programming/
By Triveni Mahatha ,IIT Kanpur
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Wow!! ref: stages of skill acquisition .........the title would trouble you so much....anyways changed it..
| ### Come out of your comfort zone | ||
| Most of the novice or the mediocre coders tend to develop a comfort zone for themselves meaning by which they often start loving to solve problems of a particular category while almost always skip the ones belonging to a different category. This will lead them nowhere. It's always advisable to improve upon something you are not good at, becoming somewhat better at something you were already good at is not going to help you in the long run. What this habit will entail is the possibility of you having to search for questions that suit you in a random problem set shot at you and much to your horror there might not be any!! | ||
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Why 2 extra lines? Try to keep it uniform.
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| **Codechef-Snackdown** | ||
| CodeChef SnackDown is an annual multi-round global programming tournament conducted by CodeChef. It aims to pit the best programming minds from across the globe against each other for the ultimate title of “SnackDown Champions”. It was conceived on the model of ICPC in its first edition in the year 2010 and catered to university students in India. | ||
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What about google code jam?
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I avoided mentioning google codejam as it is not as targetable as the others mentioned in the post for many reasons....but since you brought it up...i have added it..
| ### Choose a suitable language and know your language well enough | ||
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| Though there are plenty of options to choose from when it comes to choosing a language for development tasks, the truth is there are not many when you got to choose one for competitive programming. It's either C/C++ or JAVA. That's it. You need to go with one or the other. More than three-fourths of the coders use C/C++ so is advisable to go with it and try to use other languages python/JAVA only when a specific question demands it. Like 'Very Easy' type problems can be quickly coded in python so many experienced coders resort to python to make a quick submission for such problems in short contests. Never stick to a particular language like JAVA just for the sake you have been doing all your stuff in it from your school days and now are hating to switch to a different language. JAVA will certainly give you a hard time coding solutions because it's syntax is lengthier and that is enough to set your mood off. | ||
| But JAVA too has lots of things to boast off as well. Even though it is slower, Java has powerful built-in libraries and APIs such as BigInteger/BigDecimal, GregorianCalendar, Regex, etc.Java programs are easier to debug with the virtual machine’s ability to provide a stack trace when it crashes (as opposed to core dumps or segmentation faults in C/C++). |
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GregorianCalendar, Regex have no use in Competitive Programming. Also you can track C/C++ if you know gdb :)
| There are many online platforms on the internet that have been specifically built for competitive programming. They let us compete,practise and learn. Though there are many platforms one could try yet some are more popular than others- | ||
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| **Codechef**- | ||
| CodeChef is a non-profit educational initiative of Directi.It is a global competitive programming platform which supports over 50 programming languages and has a large community of programmers that helps students and professionals test and improve their coding skills. |
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Please add a space after Directi.. Check for similar errors elsewhere.
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