Getting the Basics Right with CodeMonk 2.0 and Hackerrank
DAY 0: I find competitive programming pretty interesting and something I can spend a lot of time doing and learn a lot in the process. However, the challenging part is, how does one learn efficiently and fast ?! Behold the CodeMonk 2.0 series . This came as a BLESSING. It covers almost all the basics in a series of fun competitions and tutorials. However, I've observed that a lot of the problems accompanied with the tutorial are of inferior quality, or the wording of the question is vague . So, to counter that problem I'll be frequently visiting the hackerrank platform looking for questions of higher quality for the topic I would be practicing at that moment. Will keep a log of the progress !! Day 1: Starting with the basics: The code monk challenges have a set of basic topics that are intended to be covered before you move on the "meaty" stuff. The most interesting and most useful of these basic topics is BIT MANIPULATION....