Starting Competitive Programming - Steps and Mistakes

In this video, I describe the steps to start competitive programming for a person from any level and I point out several common mistakes, so that you can easily land a job at a top company!

More videos about competitive programming will be coming soon!

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[IcyPlane]

This guy is the one who replies to all queries in stack overflow

[teomeyerhoff]

This kid is hella smart and wise beyond his years. More importantly he is a nice guy. Respect and subscribed.

[poorgang]

Since you have started doing tutorials/guides, can you do a video on ‘how to read a problem properly and remove the unused part during a contest?’

[jamesyoo]

Thanks William. You're a blessing to the community.

[namnguyen]

The last mistake is probably the most common mindset of Asian parents. Figuring that out by yourself at such a young age makes you a very good learner! Keep up the good work dude.

[lefrutit]

"You need to be able to understand English", - said William in English

[Hockey-qefu]

You literally answered all my questions and gave great resources in one video - thanks man

[vancedstone]

These videos are actually really helpful! Thank you William!

[manjunathvasam]

I'm eagerly waiting for those "other videos"!!! Get them asap!

[ManojKumar-hjfh]

A great and a descriptive video on the basics of cp! Thank you! Keep making more videos

[saileshramesh]

Thank-you so so much William, you've achieved so much at this age, told everything that is needed to achieve it, your a legend and most importantly a person with very clean heart, subscribed and lots of love and respect.

[km]

The point you made about comparing yourself to others is so important. I used to do this when surrounded by people who had years of exposure to cs above my own, and I would feel so dumb and helpless. It takes so much time to really rewire your brain and think differently in order to be a successful computer scientist. Be patient and kind to yourself. It will pay off and there's no need to be down on it. And remember, repetition is the mother of skill, so always practice coding when you can, even if its just for a few minutes when you can, or watching some videos about cs, it all helps! Sooner than you would think, you'll be writing programs that will impress you!

[ayushdwivedi]

Coincidentally, one of my friends just asked me about how to begin CP and I had just seen this video of yours... Thanks for saving my energy man!!

[kunalarora]

What a lovely video, i was looking for a book/guide for so long and this fantastic dude just single handedly gave me all the resources. Thank you so much

[billionaireno]

Dude this is actually the most helpful video ever. Keep it up man!

[xbaphomet]

most honest video on how to get better at competitive programming

[sophiemcgregor]

Thank you for this, I am currently into Data Science, but you introduce me something really really fun. I hope to hear more from you. thanks for the videos.

[km]

This guy is spot on. I'm almost finished with my undergrad degree in computer science, yet competitive programming is a challenge if you're new to the idea of it, even with years of classes in cs. This is a great video William, keep it up!

[deepeshdragoneel]

Thanks for the precious advises dude, I hope i do good in competitive programming!

[dHue_]

Thanks so much for this! I'm working on my CS degree right now and I can attest to the fact that most of the CS courses you take in college are not focused on teaching you algorithms that will help you in coding interviews and CP. These classes are meant to get you comfortable with your first few coding languages and teach you problem solving and design techniques, NOT how to pass a coding interview. You're a legend and honestly someone I look up to!