You can see languages used by last year's finalists there: http://zibada.ru/gcj/round5.html Most used C++, some used Java, a few used Python. C++ is fast and STL contains many classes and functions useful in sport programming. Java is somewhat more verbose and slower than Java, but is also suitable. It is also more strict in runtime, e.g. it throws exception when you try to access wrong array index, so bugs are less probable. Python is a cool dynamic language, and programs written in it are usually smaller than C++ and Java, but it's main disadvantage is that it's much slower. This means that you usually have to write algorithmically optimal solutions to get result in 4 or 8 minutes, while C++ and Java allow some compromise from speed towards simplicity of algorithm.
On Aug 14, 7:34 pm, Bhaktavatsalam Nallanthighal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I started with last year's practice problems. I tried using C > but found it very difficult. I had to write most of the additional > functionality myself. I am familiar with C/C++/Python/Java. Which one > is the best to use for CodeJam's kind of programming challenges? And > which one's being used the most? > > Thanks and All the Best > Bhaktavatsalam --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
