The latest articles on DEV Community by cainamisir (@cainamisir). https://dev.to/cainamisir https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F510746%2Ff89a6539-b507-4dcb-9816-b1c440d763db.png https://dev.to/cainamisir en cainamisir Mon, 09 Nov 2020 06:56:25 +0000 https://dev.to/cainamisir/competitive-programming-from-zero-to-hero-1jk9 https://dev.to/cainamisir/competitive-programming-from-zero-to-hero-1jk9 <p>A lot of people, especially students from all around the world are competing in programming events like IOI or ACM-ICPC.<br> Having Algorithmic and Data Structure knowledge is a must for all Computer Science jobs, and by competing in this kind of events, students become masters of these.</p> <p>There are many ways to prepare for competitive programming, but the best piece of advice someone can ever give you is: <strong>Practice. Practice. Practice. Every. Single. Day.</strong></p> <p>Sure, it is really important to study lots of algorithms and data structures. But without practice you are no better than a book!</p> <p>There are lots of ways to practice, for example:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://codeforces.com">Codeforces</a> — amazing platform with weekly contests and huge problemset</li> <li> <a href="https://thedcq.com">The DCQ</a> — our free mail newsletter with daily coding problems with explanations and suggested implementation.</li> <li> <a href="https://geeksforgeeks.org">GeeksForGeeks</a>— a website explaining most algorithms and data structures. They also have an amazing Youtube channel</li> </ul> <p>Tips and tricks</p> <ul> <li>Practice the areas you dont feel quite confident in.</li> <li>Always upsolve problems you didn’t manage to do during the contest.</li> <li>Take part in lots of contests.</li> <li>Don’t get influenced by rating changes.</li> <li>Never copy code. You need to understand it, then implement it on your own.</li> <li>Solve one problem every day. Choose your own problem or solve the Daily Coding Problem sent by us.</li> </ul> <p>If you like this kind of post/tutorial about competitive programming, follow our <a href="https://thedcq.com/blog">blog</a> or subscribe to the <a href="https://thedcq.com">newsletter</a>! If you have any questions, ask! And tell me what kind of post you would like to see.</p> cpp datascience algorithms beginners