Apparently C++ is the most common language used by GCJ winners, at least in later rounds (if not all of them). It seems like the pressure for a rapid solution would suggest a higher-level language like Python, Ruby, Lisp, etc., but that's not what contestants are actually doing.
Any theories for this? Possibilities: 1. C++, being an order of magnitude faster for execution, allows more slop in sub-optimal algorithm selection. 2. C++ happens to be the language the best or most fluent coders are using all day long (so are most familiar with). 3. C++ is actually the best language (a priori) for this contest, for some non-obvious reason. What do you think? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code Jam" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-code/-/3QQEtWaCpXQJ. 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.
