March 31, 2024
Rating: 400
Problems Solved: 16
Intro:
I will be documenting my progress on CodeForces here. Planning an intense problem-solving training session with ambitious goals for April and see how much I improve.
Progress:
15 March: Registered for CodeForces
18 March: Coded my first C++ code (Hello World!)
26 March: Solved first 800-rated CF problem (4A Watermelon) (Old problem)
27 March: Solved first 800-rated CF problem (1948A Special Characters) (New problem)
28 March: First CF Competition (Round 937 Div. 4) (+401 rating)
400 ratings… low starting point and humble beginnings. Good for showing progress, as there’s a lot of room for quick improvements. Should see a lot of progress in the very near future!
Note: Older problems seems to be easier than newer ones. I will be solving and using newer problems as a judgement for my skill level from now on.
Method:
Solve on average 3 problems a day
1 Competition per week + Upsolve after contest
4 hours of coding per day
Previous 2 weeks has been easy-going and comfortable, mainly because I want to develop habits and enjoyment for coding first before ramping things up. It’s not good to overextend myself early and burn out the early flames. Recently, however, I find myself struggling to sleep because I just want to solve more problems late at night. I think I’m ready now. Let's ramp things up!
Goal:
Pupil by 1 May (that’s right!)
Game on!
Disclaimer: To address recent concerns, this will NOT be a daily progress report. This diary, despite its root word, is intended to be updated few and far between enough that significant progress can be observed between each entry (especially for newbie ratings, where I expect to make light-speed progress; expect a huge jump in rating by the next entry). Rest assured, I will not spam the “Recent Actions” section with entry #349. After all, I can’t simply be writing something this long every single day when I should be spending 99% of my time coding!
We will be watching LFGGGG
Muchas Gracias!