Contests

Author: Benjamin Qi

Well-known programming contests and helpful tools for programming contests.

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Frequent Contests

These websites hold contests that I frequently participate in.

Resources
CLIST

extensive list of contests

kenkoooo

keep track of which AtCoder problems you've done

  • AtCoder
    • Probably the highest quality
    • Beginner / Regular Contests: 4 or 6 problems, ~100 min
    • Grand Contests: 6 problems, 110 - 150 min
      • Difficulty isn't always reasonable ...
  • Codeforces
    • Div 1-4: 5-6 problems (with some variations), 2 to 2.5 hrs
  • Topcoder
    • Div 2, Div 1
    • 75 min coding, 15 min challenge
    • Solutions only tested after contest!
  • DMOJ: Modern Online Judge
    • at least one contest every month during school year
    • practice implementation!!

Other Websites

Resources

misc ICPC contests

Indonesian

Feb - Nov

monthly Long, Lunchtime, Cookoff

These platforms no longer actively hold contests, but might be worth a look.

Resources

only "Hack the Interview" contests now

see archive

Onsite Finals (Individual)

Let me know if there's something else I should try to qualify for!

Resources
TopCoder

16; 4 from SRMs, 10 from R4, 2 from wildcard

Facebook

25 from R3

AtCoder

8 from AGC

Codeforces Tools

Resources

estimate rating changes!

recently updated

An alternative for CF-Predictor

keep track of friends' progress

problem recommender (haven't used personally)

compare users

parse problem statements, submit, etc from command line

text editor using features from above

Contest Tools

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