Tag: Contest Technique
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Knowing BFS Is Not the Same as Writing BFS in Ten Minutes: How to Train USACO Implementation Speed
Most students who say I knew what to do actually did know. What they could not do was type it correctly under a clock. How to measure implementation fluency and drill it.
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The Five Shapes of a USACO Bronze Problem: How to Tell Which One You Are Looking At in Two Minutes
Bronze problems come in a few recurring shapes. Spotting the shape in two minutes decides more of your score than coding speed. The taxonomy and the drill.