Competitive Programmer's Handbook (2018) [pdf]

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38 points | by vinhnx 2 days ago ago

9 comments

  • xendo 30 minutes ago ago

    This one is quite difficult, it sacrifices some readability for cleverness and conciseness. I find Algorithmic Thinking by Zingaro much more approachable but almost as dense.

  • Keegs 30 minutes ago ago

    I’m a big fan of this book. It’s an equally great algorithms reference and way to prep for coding interviews. I haven’t had one in a while but doubt they’ve changed too much in the last half decade.

  • dominotw an hour ago ago

    is leetcode still a thing in interviews. I personally want it to be. We need to start gatekeeping this profession hard ( this is a hard 180 from my stance for last 2 decades). Also regret contributing and being pro opensource.

    Closedsource, credentialism and gatekeeping is my new stance.

    • simianwords 22 minutes ago ago

      is this an excellent LARP bait or someone with these sincere views?

    • bitwize 27 minutes ago ago

      Closed source will do squat unless you protect your binaries with some sort of secure enclave encryption scheme. AI can reverse engineer your binaries and deliver a copyright-laundered version in hours or days.

    • naagi 31 minutes ago ago

      shortsighted and a bit late anyway

    • robotpepi 33 minutes ago ago

      what?

      • lencastre 32 minutes ago ago

        is your favourite colour?