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That might explain why Singapore is surprisingly strong in CS. For example in the last olympiad (IOI) they managed to get 3 gold and 1 silver medals despite the
by gfd 5y ago
That might explain why Singapore is surprisingly strong in CS. For example in the last olympiad (IOI) they managed to get 3 gold and 1 silver medals despite their relatively small population size: https://stats.ioinformatics.org/results/2021 https://stats.ioinformatics.org/results/2021
- ValentineC 5y agoSingapore has a fairly good education system for rote learning, but pre-FAANG, computer science was seen as a dumping ground [1]. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/SGExams/comments/azb9rq/uni_why_is_computer_science_so_popular/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SGExams/comments/azb9rq/uni_why_is_...
- swyx 5y agocausal link is very tenuous here. i dont think he's ever been involved in the education system and this code is pretty much the only code related thing we've seen out of him since he got his CS degree in 1974
- AussieWog93 5y agoTo be fair, Singapore is surprisingly strong in everything. Google "little red dot" and you'll get a window into their mindset.