Comments on: Getting ready for the Canadian Computing Competition http://compsci.ca/blog/getting-ready-for-the-canadian-computing-competition/ Programming, Education, Computer Science Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:08:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: happyatom http://compsci.ca/blog/getting-ready-for-the-canadian-computing-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-101990 happyatom Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:49:16 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/getting-ready-for-the-canadian-computing-competition/#comment-101990 Wrote the contest this morning, was hugely unprepared since the only language I've ever been taught is Visual Basic. It was fun though. VB can be kind of handy on these contests, but has issues with memory (or something?) that cause it to crash when large inputs are given. These input technicalities are what makes the programs such a pain sometimes, which is what makes the CCC frustrating. Well, I guess there is ECOO too.. Wrote the contest this morning, was hugely unprepared since the only language I’ve ever been taught is Visual Basic. It was fun though. VB can be kind of handy on these contests, but has issues with memory (or something?) that cause it to crash when large inputs are given. These input technicalities are what makes the programs such a pain sometimes, which is what makes the CCC frustrating. Well, I guess there is ECOO too..

]]> By: Timmy http://compsci.ca/blog/getting-ready-for-the-canadian-computing-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-101562 Timmy Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:40:34 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/getting-ready-for-the-canadian-computing-competition/#comment-101562 Hey, thanks for the all the advice ! Getting the proper mental framework for CCC from those who've already done it has already made things easier for me:) ! Hey, thanks for the all the advice !
Getting the proper mental framework for CCC from those who’ve already done it has already made things easier for me:) !

]]> By: Konstantin http://compsci.ca/blog/getting-ready-for-the-canadian-computing-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-101499 Konstantin Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:21:52 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/getting-ready-for-the-canadian-computing-competition/#comment-101499 The rumor about the big company contacting students with employment opportunities is true. However, they don't offer you a job. They just ask you to consider working for them. Anyway, good tips. Here is another tip for programming contests: Before you start coding the problem, come up with several algorithms to solve the problem. Estimate how efficient each of the algorithms is. Eliminate all the ones that don't run in time or in memory. Pick the stupidest, but simplest one on your list and start coding it. The rumor about the big company contacting students with employment opportunities is true. However, they don’t offer you a job. They just ask you to consider working for them.

Anyway, good tips.

Here is another tip for programming contests:

Before you start coding the problem, come up with several algorithms to solve the problem. Estimate how efficient each of the algorithms is. Eliminate all the ones that don’t run in time or in memory. Pick the stupidest, but simplest one on your list and start coding it.

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