Google Code Jam: Aftermath
Posted Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:44:01 GMT to Posted in Geek, Programming Tags competition, java
So today I participated in Google Code Jam ‘05 qualification round. Despite my being a 4th year CS student, this is actually the first code competition I have ever been able to participate, mostly due to work. The questions reminded me of Sedgwick’s homework assignments. The exception being that you only have 1 hour to complete both questions, and points are awarded based on time as well as completeness.
Question 1: 185.63/250 Question 2: 319.50/750 Total: 505.13/1000
My points for the second round would have been much better if I hadn’t of miscounted while iterating through a vector. Miscounting errors have always been a problem for me, and something I have to watch out for in the future.
Ah well. I mostly wanted to see how I would fare (and the answer there is better than a lot of people). Even if I had scored high enough to qualify, I will be in New Jersey when the real first round would occur, making it impossible to actually participate.
Nice one. I screwed up the 750pt question. There’s always next year though, eh?