How can I do a good programming contest?
Key steps in learning Competitive programming:
- Choose any well known programming language used for Competitive programming:
- Choose some platforms to practice Competitive programming and to participate in contest:
- Get your hands dirty in Data Structures:
- Get your hands dirty in Algorithms:
- Keep Practicing practicing ……..
How do you deal with a loss of confidence?
When you experience a loss of confidence, try to roughly figure out if it is a complete false alarm, a true or justified alarm (e.g., a situation in which you become aware you’re completely on the wrong track), or a mixture of these. If you’re charging ahead taking risks and then suddenly lose confidence, this could be a sign to slow down
Do you have high practice confidence or low competitive confidence?
The same can be said for athletes who feel more confident in their practice, but then lose confidence when they step into competition. They have high practice confidence, but low competitive confidence. Here’s an example from Michael, a collegiate athlete, who loses confidence in big competitions:
How can I jump to competitive programming?
To jump in competitive programming you can follow an approach of project-based learning in which, once you know the syntax of the language and basic fundamentals, you can create multiple challenging projects and after making a lot of projects you will realize how logics work in development and that will help you to increase programming ability.
Is competitive coding the only way to clear an interview?
In a lot of places, competitive coding is not the only way to clear an interview – there are all kinds of people running all kinds of companies. A person who agrees with my PoV, and is running a company would not be hiring people on their “competitive” knowledge alone.