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...

Hey there! I’m Sumeet Varma. I am extremely interested in Algorithms and Data Structures and so I do a lot of competitive programming. I am also a big fan of Counter-Strike, Politics and reading random answers on Quora.

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Hello everyone, I have created communities for all the International Science Olympiads. Here are the links:-

• International Olympiad in Informatics
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I am Aditya Garg and I am 16 years old. I have very little knowledge in Java and Python. But I am very enthusiastic to work hard to try my hand in IOI. Is it too late for me to start with it? And if its not, how should I start with it. I see there are plenty of books and resources available everywhere. But where should an absolute beginner like me start from? Which concepts should I pick up first? And how should my path be like? I am willing to devote all my energy to this challenge. Any help would be grateful. Thanks you so much for your valuable time.

How many times are you allowed to submit a program? Will you be able to check if your program works for all the test cases and work on it again if it doesn't satisfy all the test cases?

The syllabus has been changed now I guess. I give the link to the new syllabus; Strings and Graphs have had additions I guess.

http://www.ioinformatics.org/a_d_m/isc/iscdocuments/ioi-syllabus.pdf