This discussion is for expanding your array of maneuvers needed to code quickly and efficiently.

STL:

The first and most important thing that I'd like to discuss about is the C++ STL. Learning it would enable you to code up an assortment of algorithms and complicated data structures in a matter of seconds.

You can learn to use the C++ STL from the following amazing sites:

Studytonight : Contains syntax and examples for most of the STL containers and algorithms.

Sanfoundry : Shows how to implement what you've learnt in complete programs

Topcoder(Highly recommended) : This place teaches yo...

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Here's the thing, I messed up my ZCO and is getting 0.

ZIO is my last shot as I am in 12th, and when I sat down to solve ZIO qpaper 2013, I was stumped by the very first question.

So, how do you come to an algorithm for problems in ZIO and what all can be done in 5 days.

Use existing discussions for all problems. 38 out of 44 problems have hints available. ICO Online Judge is available here.

1. [WORDLIST] Word List (B)
2. [NEXTPERM] Next Permutation (B)
3. [01TILES] 0/1 Tiles (B)
4. [LEAFEAT] Leaf Eaters (I)
5. [EQGIFTS] Equal Gifts (B)
6. [ENDCORR] End of Corruption (I)
7. [BUFFALOES] Speculating on Buffaloes (B)
8. [LONGPALIN] Longest Palindrome (B) (A)
9. [NUMROUTE] Number of Routings (I)
10. [GREATESC] The Great Escape (I)
11. [BOOKSORT] Sorting Books (A)
12. [FINDNUMS] Find the Numbers (B-)

Problem statement clarification:

Now I get it, I was misinterpreting question all this time. Actually after finish of each round, lead is not the difference between points of that round. But the lead is difference between the points achieved through all rounds including current round - Lakpa Tashi Bhutia