Competitive Programmer's Handbook (2018) [pdf](cses.fi)
312 points by vinhnx 10 days ago | 82 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • ↑Praise for the author as a teacher and recommendation of his newer book
  • ↑The book was personally useful for interview prep and learning CS fundamentals
  • ↑Competitive programming is a joyful way to recover thinking skills lost to LLM overuse
  • ~The book sacrifices readability for cleverness; alternatives are more approachable
  • ↓Competitive programming's value has diminished in the age of AI coding tools