I was solving this question https://codeforces.net/contest/1132/problem/F using the editorial's method.
Only difference is, I was using iterative dp rather than recursive dp.
My submission https://codeforces.net/contest/1132/submission/114519575
Copy pasted editorial submission https://codeforces.net/contest/1132/submission/114519641
I thought N=500 will give TLE in a O(N^3) solution, however it passed and in less time than the editorial's solution which I think is in O(N^2).
Why is it so? Also, is the editorial solution really O(N^2) or am I wrong? What should be the constraints on N to pass a O(N^3) solution as a general rule of thumb?
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Both of the solutions are O(N^3). The only reason your is faster because it has better constants then recursive solution.
As per my experience N=500 is usually the upper limit for 0(N^3) to work.
One important thing to notice is that the time limit is 3 secs for that problem, so O(N^3) would easily pass as operations would be less than 3e8
It depends a lot from the task. Maybe $$$500$$$ for some recursive dp, maybe $$$5000$$$ for matrix multiplication by modulo $$$2$$$.
My implementation of bit matrix multiplication fits in $$$0.9s$$$ on CF with $$$N = 5000$$$.