TripleM is right, but your confusion is understandable. Last year both formats were used, I don't remember exactly how and why it changed, but I'm almost sure Round 1 used only the small inputs for time penalty and the strategy you mention was applied. But it was then settled to be as TripleM mentioned, and I guess this won't change anymore. So now rushing trough the smalls is necessarily the best strategy, well if you think you can solve the large one with a little more thinking. Carlos Guía
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:52 AM, TripleM <[email protected]> wrote: > > Quoting from the rules: > > Penalty Time = Submission time of the last input you correctly solve > (time is measured from start of contest) + four minutes for each > incorrect small submission (only for small inputs you eventually > solve) > > In particular, the first part isn't the time you solved the last small > input; it's the time you last solved anything. If you're expecting to > solve a large input, it makes no difference whether you've rushed > through all the small inputs or not. > > You have to upload the problem code at the same time you submit your > solution. Comments are completely meaningless in contests like this, > all you're doing is disadvantaging yourself :P > > On Aug 26, 3:20 pm, Ken Corbin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > > It appears that the base penalty time is the time elapsed from the > official > > start of the contest until you submit the answers to all of the small > dataset > > problems. Add 4 minutes for each resubmitted small dataset answer. You > have > > until the end of the allotted contest time to submit answers to the large > > dataset problems, those do not appear to count against your base penalty > > time. > > > > Consequently, the top programmers appear to be writing something quick > and > > dirty to solve the small dataset problems, then go back and solve all of > the > > large dataset problems. > > > > I'm also wondering how long we have to upload the problem code used to > solve > > the problem. Largely because I am rather appalled at the quality of the > code > > I find myself writing under extreme time pressure. Would be nice to go > back > > and add some decent comments before actually uploading it. > > > > Thanks a bunch, > > -Ken > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
