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Mind sport

Competitive programming, or sport programming, is a mind sport involving participants trying to program according to given specifications. The contests are usually held over the Internet or a local network. Competitive programming is recognized and supported by several multinational software and Internet companies, such as Google and Meta. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Competitive programmingA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Automated Design of Multipass Heuristics for Resource-Constrained Job Scheduling With Self-Competitive Genetic ProgrammingInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The Hunger GamesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Human-competitive results produced by genetic programmingCited 258 times
  5. Go sideways: CodeforcesA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Petr MitrichevA closely related topic

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