Competitive Programmer's Handbook (2018) [pdf]

(cses.fi)

41 points | by vinhnx 2 days ago

3 comments

  • xendo 46 minutes 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 46 minutes 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 1 hour 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.

    • mellosouls 9 minutes ago
      We can call it Coding Canutism.
    • simianwords 38 minutes ago
      is this an excellent LARP bait or someone with these sincere views?
    • bitwize 43 minutes 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 47 minutes ago
      shortsighted and a bit late anyway
    • robotpepi 49 minutes ago
      what?
      • lencastre 48 minutes ago
        is your favourite colour?