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We are? What is "competitive programming", and where did it come into this thread? All I see upstream from your comment is a discussion of Google interviews and
by marssaxman 5y ago
We are? What is "competitive programming", and where did it come into this thread? All I see upstream from your comment is a discussion of Google interviews and large tech company interviews generally. I don't recall anything particularly "competitive" when I interviewed at Google (or Facebook, or Microsoft, or...); they just had me solve problems, as usual.
- zerr 5y agoThat's the point, CP != CS (Computer Science). It is a separate discipline/subject with its own trivia knowledge & tricks. CP uses Computer Science the same way as e.g. Physics or Biology use Math. And CP problems are used in those interviews. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_programming#Benefits_and_criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_programming#Benefi...
- marssaxman 5y agoI ask again: what makes you so certain? This does not correspond to my experience with tech interviews.
- zerr 5y agoAgain, a common knowledge, including the above mentioned Wikipedia article. Good for you if that was not your experience :)