I happen to agree with Deebashis Roy here. I would like to be able to attempt for the large input several times as well. I am fine with having a maximum limit on that though, like if you can allow only 5 attempts or something of that sort, that would be fine too.
But overall considering the fact that I am not one of the top coders out there :), I would really like to get more chances to try the large input once I know that my algorithm isn't great and there is scope of improvement, or if I know that I have to convert my algorithm to a faster language like C/C++. On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 12:27, TripleM <[email protected]> wrote: > I wouldn't interpret it that way at all. It makes perfect sense to me > - it is extremely easy to have a tiny bug in your algorithm that > invalidates your entire effort. These tiny mistakes are picked up in > the small submissions; once you have got that correct you are expected > to be able to solve the large input without any further help. > > On May 21, 5:25 pm, Debashis Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The format of the contest doesn't look very fair, given the fact that a > person can submit the small data set multiple times in case of incorrect > result but cannot re-submit the large data set in case of time outs. > > > > To me, the small data set is more to check the accuracy of the algorithm > whereas the large data set is to check the efficiency of the algorithm. > > > > If that is true then what gcj is saying translates to "we will allow you > to correct your algorithm if you have an incorrect algorithm, but we will > not allow you to improve upon your algorithm if you have an inefficient > algorithm!!!" > > > > Any particular reason for this? :-) > > > > Thanks, > > > > Debashis > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Climate, controversies and the changing signatures of naturehttp:// > green.in.msn.com/ > > > > -- > > 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]<google-code%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en. > > -- > 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]<google-code%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en. > > -- Thanks & Regards, Dhruva Sagar. -- 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.
