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CodeChef Programmer of the Month (2009)

CodeChef has some quite interesting and quirky questions in their Programmer of the Month interviews. So I thought I'd re-highlight them although they stopped doing it a while ago.

Some fun highlights are quoted below:

I’d definitely be watching a movie or some sitcom. I am a big movie buff. I frequently (on weekends or on some occasion skipping classes) take a day out watching movies/show on a full trot. I, along with my friends, have planned numerous night outs where we continuously watch movies and then sleep throughout the day. - Anshuman Singh on What do you do when you're not programming?

This is going to sound a bit repetitive after Anshuman and Varun, but make that three in a row for Harry Potter; maybe there’s a connection between programming and magic? 😉 . I’ve always found...

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Programmer of the Month for July ’09: Keshav Dhandhania

https://blog.codechef.com/2009/06/30/programmer-of-the-month-for-july-09-keshav-dhandhania/

Programmer of the Month for August ’09: Anshuman Singh

https://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/28/programmer-of-the-month-for-august-%e2%80%9909-anshuman-singh/

Programmer of the Month for September ’09: Varun Jalan

https://blog.codechef.com/2009/08/28/programmer-of-the-month-for-september-%e2%80%9909-varun-jalan/

Programmer of the Month for October ’09: Stephen Merriman

https://blog.codechef.com/2009/09/29/programmer-of-the-month-for-october-%e2%80%9909-stephen-merriman/

Programmer of the Month for November ’09: Josh Metzler

https://blog.codechef.com/2009/10/30/programmer-of-the-month-for-november-%e2%80%9909-josh-metzler/

Programmer of the Month for December ’09: Ajay Somani

https://blog.codechef.com/2009/11/27/programmer-of-the-month-for-december-%e2%80%9909-ajay-somani/

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An Insight into Competitive programming from an Ex-Googler & Former #1 Google HashCode Country Software Engineer.

This video is meant for people getting into competitive programming but are kind of confused with where to begin and lacking guidance on how to improve their programming skills.

So Basically Competitive Programming is all about utilizing your problem solving skills and logical ability to come up with a programming solution in the least possible time, this Webminar covers some insightful tips on how to nail Competitive Programming.

Also covering alot of queries candidates face while preparing for programming contests, addressing myths about whether good product based companies not considering Tier 3 colleges for recruitment's and more.

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My experience with ICO prep series #1

Yesterday night I went to the nearby cyber cafe to attend the first programming contest of my life. But I had to complete the contest in 1/3 time as the cyber cafe was about to get closed by 9:00 p.m.(Don't have PC at home, this I am writing from my school lab.).

Made a new codechef account for the same purpose, settled myself on a computer with 20 mins to go for the contest.

The wait ended and and the problems flashed on the screen.

Started the first problem with full excitement. The problem was set by Udit Sanghi, and the problem statement started with something bad about schools(What else did you expected) which on one go I understood it is unsolvable for me, atleast in the given time constraints. Went for the another problem "Ant in a Box", Ahhh this was the problem I came for, but the genius inside me thought that following formulas are same

P(E) = sqrt(l^2+b^2+h^2)

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Istasis Mishra3y

You seemed to already know the answer XD Anyway, yeah, the problems I set will be mostly about maths. I cannot think "algorithmically" much myself :P

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Dhruv SomaniHi, I'm just a rando… · 3y

Please keep a mathematics problem like ISTA2001 in the coming ICO Prep Competitions. I really liked it. :)

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Bhuwan ChandraThe more I C, The le… · 3y

Waiting eagerly for it bro

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Rajat De (India: '16)

Currently 11th in India and (56th worldwide) in Long challenge rankings on CodeChef. Top 10 in CodeChef Long challenge for more than 5+ times.

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An Aspiring Competitive Programmer

http://theuntold.me/story-of-rajat-de

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Keshav DhandhaniaFormer TopCoder Indi… · 3y

Thanks for informing. Fixed!

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Avinash Kanaujiya3y

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Malvika Raj Joshi

International Olympiad in Informatics: 2014, 2015 and 2016

Mumbai based 17-year old, Malvika Raj Joshi, wins a ...

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Talha ChowdhuryAiming for ACM ICPC … · 3y

Yes they give full free financial Aid.They are need blind college.They meet 100% financial needs.And you don't need to choose your subject in first year.You can choose any time you want.

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Bhuwan ChandraThe more I C, The le… · 3y

Do MIT give scholarships???

And you get to choose your department after 1st year, to my best knowledge.

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Anudeep Nekkanti

Quora answers by Anudeep on how he got awesome at competitive programming

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Anudeep Nekkanti's answer to What was Anudeep Nekkanti's Competitive Programming strategy to become 35th in Global ranking, in just 6-7 months?

https://quora.com/What-was-Anudeep-Nekkantis-Competitive-Programming-strategy-to-become-35th-in-Global-ranking-in-just-6-7-months/answer/Anudeep-Nekkanti

Anudeep Nekkanti's answer to How did Anudeep Nekkanti become so good at competitive programming?

https://quora.com/How-did-Anudeep-Nekkanti-become-so-good-at-competitive-programming/answer/Anudeep-Nekkanti

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