Hello everyone, I am quite new over here as you can see... and when I look at some of your codes, they look much different than me. Of course, the logic is the same(Okay, sometimes totally different) but they have some different way of writing it. So if some of you guys out there who can suggest a source to achieve that kind of format, that would be nice. My style of coding is very sloppy and sometimes I am unable to see what I have done.
Also, I find it quite difficult to do Div. 2 problems I am only able to do 1 or 2, and sometimes to my surprise...none. So I think that it is useless for me to directly jump into the competition. So for me, what are the things that I should cover. For example, Some of the problems require a strong grip on some of the crucial concepts of maths and algorithms. So can some of you suggest a source (For example A Book, Or Videos, Or... whatever you know) where I can learn the things and all important concepts required for competitive coding.
and finally more practice
Stop practice and find a mentor. No mentor, no better.
I believe you are looking for this and this? On a separate note, this would be a good question if not for the fact that you can search it up yourself (by typing "resources for competitive programming codeforces" to a search engine). Try to proactively learn things by yourself. That is how most people here improve anyways.
I guess it's time for the admin to pin some beginner FAQ to avoid people having to keep asking the same old thing over and over again. Some things that could be included might be "how to start out in competitive coding, why does my code produce different output on CF than on other IDES, etc."
Seriously, the first step to do coding (not even competitively) is to learn to use Google. Otherwise, forget about making it far in the IT industry.
I agree