My Pre-Contest Bhasad and TCS Codevita Season-12 Adventure 🎢

Krishna Khaitan — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 17:43:08 +0000

Pre-Contest Chaos 🌀

Scene set: A mail drops in our college inbox.
Subject: TCS Codevita Registration Open!

And just like that, it became a full-fledged college-wide bhasad! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ "Tune register kiya kya?" became the most asked question in hallways, WhatsApp groups, and even the canteen.
So, being a FOMO warrior 🦸‍♀️, I decided to register too. But guess what? Registration nahiii ho rahiii thi! 😵 No verification mail, nothing.

Frustrated, I switched to my personal email. And boom 💥—a plot twist straight out of a Netflix drama—
I discovered that maine toh pehle se register kar rakha tha... longgggg time agoooo!
(How, when, and why? Don’t ask. Even I don’t know 🤷‍♀️).

Feeling all "chill vibes only", I decided to sit back and relax, thinking, "Jo hoga dekha jayega!" 😌
Did I know the contest date? No.
Did I know the format? Nope.
Did I care? Also nope.

Zone Confusion Ka Mazaa 🤯

Fast forward a few days, my friend pops the million-dollar question: "Tera zone kya hai?"
And me: "Zone? Matlab IPL ka zone hai kya?" 🫠

Turns out, Codevita was split into two zones, with different contest dates. So now, my new mission was to find my mystical zone. 🔍
But guess what? **Website went into 'read-only' mode **because Zone 1 ka contest shuru hone wala tha. Kya timing hai yaar! 😤
I panicked and mailed them. Their reply?
"Calm down, kid. Website abhi read-only hai. Chill karo."
Cool. Chill kar lete hain. 😎

Zone 1 contest day: COMPLETELY FORGOT about it. 😬
2-3 days later, I remembered and thought: "Chalo, now it’s gone. Jo hona tha ho gaya!"
Little did I know, mera zone toh 2 tha... 💀

D-Day: Zone 2 Ka Mahasangram ⚔️

A few days ago, I got the mail 📩: "Your Zone 2 contest is on 29th-30th November. 6 HOURS LONG!"
6 hourssss? Are you serious, bro? **😱
Anyway, I decided to attempt it at **10 PM (raat ka bhai, no problem), thinking: "By 4 AM, it'll wrap up. I don’t sleep anyway!" 🌙

The Contest Begins 🚀

10 PM sharp: I logged in.
First question pops up—a medium-level problem. I cracked the logic 💡 and started writing functions confidently.

But then, the real boss fight began:
Taking input from the user. 🫠
Arey input lena hi nahi aa raha tha yaar! Like, seriously? How does one even mess this up?
I googled, I summoned ChatGPT, I tried every permutation-combination possible. Still, kuch samajh nahi aaya.

1 hour later: Motivation went from 100 to 0 real quick. 💔 I slammed my laptop shut and said "Goodnight, Codevita." 😴

Moral of the Story:

That was my_ super chill 🫡 TCS Codevita experience. If you relate to this chaos or laughed even a little, let me knowww! 😅
_And yes, next year, I’ll start taking inputs seriously! 😜

160 Days - 160 Problems

Krishna Khaitan — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:05:15 +0000

I am starting 'GfG 160 - 160 Days of Problem Solving' from today......Let's see where it takes me. This will also be my first post at this platform. I will try to share my journey with you people..

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