I personally had a hard time fixing those unnecessary time limit exceeded errors when I was starting out in Competitive Programming. Now, I know most of the time what happens is that the algorithm that we are using is totally fine for the constraints given in the question but still we do get those TLEs every now and then. One main reason for this is the slow manner in which we output. This is not very common here on CodeForces as the time limits are not that strict but being able to output a lot of stuff in a fast manner is always advantageous.

So, I thought why not just make a video where I explain why this type of TLEs occur and how you can fix them without making a lot of changes in your code. Also, I know that most of the people would already be aware of what I am discussing in this video so just telling you beforehand that this video is specifically for beginners and particularly for the ones who code in C++.

You can check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLMyTMuB95Y

Elysium brings to you — “ ProSort ”, an online programming competition organized by IIITD’s programming club Foobar.

It is a team event that gives you a chance to go head-on-head with the country’s brightest algorithmic brains and solve a variety of challenging programming problems.

ProSort is a competitive programming contest aimed at college students. You will be required to solve algorithmic puzzles. The contest will be organized on Codeforces and players can form teams of up to 2 members. This will be a great opportunity to showcase your programming skills and also go head-on with the best programmers across the country.

Date 26th October 2020

Timing 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Venue Codeforces

The event will be a part of Elysium’20, IEEE IIIT Delhi’s online tech week.

We have a cash prize of Rs. 6,000 and goodies worth Rs. 72,000 for the top three teams (Both Indian and Non Indian).

Registration link

Contest link The contest starts today at 6:30 PM (IST)

All the best,

Team Elysium