Thatz exactly what i did... :) On May 8, 5:49 pm, ruslanb <[email protected]> wrote: > For example, lets take a problem C. If you is know what is a bit xor > operand, you code a problem in 10 lines and 2min. You may be a great > developer but dont have no idea what is a xor function. In that case > you are in troubles, you need to invent some combinational method and > try all the possible combinations one by one. This will take about > 30min and will solve only the small input. > > My two cents- > > On 8 mayo, 18:28, Vexorian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I am a decent programmer and when I started out I too was looking for > > > those elusive tips and tricks that the top rated programmers know of. > > > True, there are quite a few "little things" that would separate a good > > > from an awesome programmer but none the less its all about practice. Just > > > like math or sports! > > > Hehe, you mentioned math before sports. > > > >So most of you say that it is only practice that matters the most. Is it? > > > I don't think they said so, but actually that practice does 95% of it. > > > >These top guys not only understand the problem but they also know which > > >algo > > > to use within maybe 10 minutes that is something amazing and amusing. > > pratice can tlel you what to use. bu what the problem is exactly it > > takes > > time atleast some time.. > > > Actually, knowing what solution to use does come from practice. I am > > not near the top at all but at least problems A and B didn't take me > > more than 10 minutes to know how to solve, but that was almost mostly > > because of practice (I compete in things like this around once every > > 1.5 weeks). > > > >So the question is still open how come some guys are so fast but rest are > > > not.. If the difference was not that much I am sure I wud have never > > asked > > this question.. > > > This time the problems were all easy, you should wait to see what > > happens in say... round 3. I can tell you that there are people who > > are able to do in 2 hours what I cannot do in 7 days and they are the > > ones that will go to the final. Nonetheless, whenever any of them is > > asked regarded why are they so good, they always reply it is practice. > > In fact, if you could for example consider someone like Petr Mitrichev > > - he has been practicing with math puzzles since he was 12 years old. > > > On May 8, 2:45 pm, "Sarma Tangirala" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: vivek dhiman <[email protected]> > > > > Sender: [email protected] > > > Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 00:08:12 > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [gcj] Re: fast and furious > > > > yeah! tell us how some guys are doing too fast. > > > > Do they know the patterns cuz of practice a lot or do they have high > > > intelligence . > > > Or they know some thing which we don't.. there is got to be something.. > > > > Regards > > > Vivek Dhiman > > > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 12:04 AM, ravi shanker > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > Actually there are lot of things but....can somebody share his personal > > > > exp....how has he prepared...and become the warrior. > > > > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 12:00 AM, vivek dhiman > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > >> It's not about macros. I have observed that writing code doesn't take > > > >> even > > > >> 5 mins once you know what to code. > > > > >> But these guys are very fast. They figure out the alog in may be 5 > > > >> mins > > > >> what algo to use. I mean that is freaking awesome. > > > > >> ow come they do it. Is it only practice or am I missing something? > > > > >> All kinds of help will be appreciated. There are lots of rounds to go.. > > > > >> Regards > > > >> Vivek Dhiman > > > > >> -- > > > >> 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. > > > > > -- > > > > 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. > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > Vivek Dhiman > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en.
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