From Beginner to Grandmaster - Complete Roadmap for Competitive Programming

The roadmap to end all roadmaps. Prepare yourself for some awesome content.

Timestamps:
0:00:00 Intro - Overview
0:02:26 Intro - "Table" of contents
0:04:31 General advice - Why I don't like this video [IMPORTANT]
0:06:15 General advice - Learning mindset [IMPORTANT]
0:14:03 General advice - Contradictory advice?
0:15:07 General advice - Wasting time [IMPORTANT]
0:16:46 General advice - Motivation
0:17:49 General advice - Performance vs. skill
0:18:37 General advice - Organization
0:19:09 General advice - Dealing with failure
0:19:26 General advice - Creating logic
0:20:26 General advice - More resources
0:20:39 General advice - Form advice
0:22:46 General advice - Mistakes
0:27:49 Practice advice - Overview
0:28:32 Practice advice - Universal - Practice sites
0:29:49 Practice advice - Universal - Format/time
0:31:21 Practice advice - Universal - When solving
0:32:50 Practice advice - Universal - Editorials
0:35:05 Practice advice - Universal - Random or topic-based?
0:37:06 Practice advice - Rating-based - Overview
0:37:23 Practice advice - Rating-based - 0-999
0:41:19 Practice advice - Rating-based - 1000-1199
0:44:20 Practice advice - Rating-based - 1200-1399
0:49:01 Practice advice - Rating-based - 1400-1599
0:53:54 Practice advice - Rating-based - 1600-1899
0:57:35 Practice advice - Rating-based - 1900-2099
1:00:58 Practice advice - Rating-based - 2100-2399
1:04:44 Conclusion [IMPORTANT]

[levzelenin]

Thanks! Starting this at the ancient age of 36 it's awesome to see such friendly perspicacity there to greet you

[PriyanshAgarwal]

Omg such efforts. Really appreciate it man. What an insightful video. Highly recommended.

[kevinle]

i feel like a late bloomer, i'm just getting into this as a junior/sophomore of my college career; your videos are helping lose this feeling!! you have a lovely channel and the way you articulate yourself is lovely

[joshua_dlima]

thank you so much, the message was clear
- do stuff that is difficult for oneself
- the goal is to learn and nothing else
- time spent thinking >>> num of problems solved

[dcmarvel]

your video is COMPLETELY changed the way I think about solving problem. I feel fulfilled to be honest. I don’t think there are so many people on the internet share these kind of thoughts.

[longyk]

Wow! I have been stuck on this “Learning how to learn” mindset for so long. I tend to overthink on how to better optimize my learning without actually learning. This video is a gem in pointing me in the right direction. Thank you Colin! I’m going to go solve some problems now 😁

[HungryEagle]

Thanks for being on point and no using flowery cheap tricks to get views. I love your authenticity. You are my inspiration.

[senkottuvelan]

You really are amazing man. Thank you for taking me out of this mindset ❤

[rareseu]

The essence of the video is :
- practice random problems and you will eventually learn the most important topics
- don't expect just to read a rodmap and become good.
( the difference between a gm and a noob is only the time spent)
- don't seek for a rodmap because there is no clear path to success
(the need for a complete guide is caused from school where we just follow instructions)

[axe]

Thank you so much for all the effort and dedication you put into your videos, Colin. I'm sure I speak in behalf of everyone when I say, we appreciate your hard work!

[yogeshdhiman]

Man coming from you don't worry we're going to watch the whole video even multiple times... Great effort Colin. Thanks.

[SteversIO]

I love how self aware you are and how well you've learned how to learn to the extent that you can teach it.

[gamecode]

Glad to see you back. I've been watching your contest video solution since I started doing codeforces, you give me so much motivation ❤.

[blackdark]

We love you Colin, thank you for your effort.

[qurdedu]

You are the Coolest and calmest person I have ever seen in my life😀. Stay always just like that, fella!

[alammayo]

Leaving this comment as a reminder to me.
I’m starting a challenge and I will consistently solve problems. Currently I’m green on codeforces, my goal is becoming an purple by the January 2024

[patientson]

Look, I don't care what others say here. Mr. Colin, you are doing an excellent job informing people with inductive minds to know what they are going to expect with requires discipline and persistence.
You cant let people deter you from the patience within you. Your patience is needed in this world whether you know it or not.
Remain uncommonly favoured in insight, strength, and spiritual matters, especially walking to replenish strength and breath of the endocrine system.

[aries]

Thank you so much for all your effort and dedication towards helping us!

[WilberTorres]

Thanks so much for this incredible amount of work.

[AurelianoShowsTheWorld]

Thanks! I'm that kind of guy who solved around 800 problems in leetcode, but I was basically lying to myself by rushing prboblems. Now with the help of your video I'm solving usaco guide and changing my practice strategy.