[gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Pranav Kulkarni
Hello all, Its my first time in online coding contest. I was worried about what environment should be, for such events. By environment, i mean which os? Which ide/editor? Which browser? And if any tutorials,books,etc should be made prepared. Thankyou for helping. -- Thanks and Regards. Pranav K

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Paul Smith
Which OS/IDE/Browser do you normally use for coding? Paul Smith p...@pollyandpaul.co.uk On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Pranav Kulkarni wrote: > Hello all, > > Its my first time in online coding contest. I was worried about what > environment should be, for such events. > By environment, i me

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Pranav Kulkarni
I am always like a confused person in that regards. Normally I use linux(ubuntu 11.10)/gedit+terminal/firefox, please don't hate me, I am bit an amateur. An expert advice will be really helpful. On 13/03/2013, Paul Smith wrote: > Which OS/IDE/Browser do you normally use for coding? > > Paul Smith

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Lokesh Khandelwal
You can use absolutely any OS , any editor.All they need is the source code and the output file. It is recommended to use that language in which you excel, and that editor in which you practice the most. You can to the practice link and try solving some problems. I feel Introduction to Algorithms

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Pranav Kulkarni
yeah, but my setup may be not good enough. I have seen in other even people just submits there code in first five mins. While i m just starting my editor (quiet a funny though). What setup they might be using this was my curiosity? On 13/03/2013, Lokesh Khandelwal wrote: > You can use absolutely

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Lokesh Khandelwal
Which language do u code in ? On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Pranav Kulkarni wrote: > yeah, but my setup may be not good enough. I have seen in other even > people just submits there code in first five mins. While i m just > starting my editor (quiet a funny though). What setup they might be > usi

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Pranav Kulkarni
I prefer, c, but sometimes i switch between, c, c++, java. I know all three, bcoz of my acadamics. On 13/03/2013, Lokesh Khandelwal wrote: > Which language do u code in ? > > On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Pranav Kulkarni wrote: > >> yeah, but my setup may be not good enough. I have seen in other

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Pranav Kulkarni
does lang makes difference? On 13/03/2013, Pranav Kulkarni wrote: > I prefer, c, but sometimes i switch between, c, c++, java. I know all > three, bcoz of my acadamics. > > On 13/03/2013, Lokesh Khandelwal wrote: >> Which language do u code in ? >> >> On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Pranav Kulkarn

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Lokesh Khandelwal
I personally use Java. For that I use IntelliJ Idea as an editor with EgorK's Chelper plugin configured. That helps me generate tasks for contest and makes testing codes quite easy and quick. Also the auto gen code feature in it helps code quickly(although this is present on most Java editors like

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Pranav Kulkarni
this is really helpful. I have a question, as c, c++ are quiet more efficient than java. Why do u prefer java? I mean same algo on c is faster than in java. On 13/03/2013, Lokesh Khandelwal wrote: > I personally use Java. For that I use IntelliJ Idea as an editor with > EgorK's Chelper plugin con

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Lokesh Khandelwal
I have been coding in java since high school and so i am accustomed to that. It offers much more in built features than C and also object oriented , so C is RIP . Cant say same for C++ though. Also I find handling pointers difficult. It is a personal choice. You can choose which ever language., It

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Pranav Kulkarni
i love to code in java. But, what about complexity of algo? And also about time constrains applied in the event? Do u think java will not be a problem? On 13/03/2013, Lokesh Khandelwal wrote: > I have been coding in java since high school and so i am accustomed to > that. It offers much more in b

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Pranav Kulkarni
Thats great. Thanks a lot for your support. I will start practicing (more seriously) from now. And try to keep my tools sharp before the event. -- Thanks and Regards. Pranav Kulkarni, B. Tech., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli - 416 415 Wis

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread bala subramanian
Hi, please can anyone explain about what is the major difference between small and big inputs? On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 4:26 AM, Pranav Kulkarni wrote: > Thats great. Thanks a lot for your support. I will start practicing > (more seriously) from now. And try to keep my tools sharp before the > ev

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread Paul Smith
Sometimes there isn't really a difference. The large input might have more test cases, or larger bounds on the variables. However, in some cases it may be possible to solve the small input with a poor algorithm that wouldn't cope with the large input. I can think of one time where the constraint

Re: [gcj] Environment for gcj.

2013-03-13 Thread bala subramanian
Thank u so much paul. i have got some difference between these two inputs On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 11:20 PM, Paul Smith wrote: > Sometimes there isn't really a difference. The large input might have > more test cases, or larger bounds on the variables. > > However, in some cases it may be possib