When I was in school, I found the idea irrelevant. Cramming out algorithms fast simply isn't interesting. I'd rather cooperate than compete, anyway. Something

When I was in school, I found the idea irrelevant. Cramming out algorithms fast simply isn't interesting. I'd rather cooperate than compete, anyway. Something more like the netflix contest is more interesting and long-term sustained. Allows you to think better. Which all isn't to say that studying algorithms is bad. It's not. But I don't want to be tested on speed-algorithming. /me shrug