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A better title would be "Why do foreign colleges waste so much time on programming contests?"
by sbierwagen 13y ago
A better title would be "Why do foreign colleges waste so much time on programming contests?"
- fatjokes 13y agoGod forbid a college devote time and energy on an academic pursuit, instead of say, an athletic one (I know, off-topic, but just an analogy). Personally, I've found many benefits to competing (or even practicing for) programming contests. Not least of which is personal enjoyment and mental exercise.
- yen223 13y agoBecause us foreigners believe that it's one way to get a halfway-decent American job.
- rtpg 13y agowaste? Programming contests are pretty useful for working on your problem solving skills (algorithmic stuff, figuring out the "simplest" way to solve a problem).