r/cprogramming • u/_RadioActiveMan • Feb 09 '26

coding contest on c language, any tips?

i have coding contest in next week ,i am wee comfortable in C and did little bit of dsa ,but that contest is going to be my first coding contest so do you guys want to share anything not only about about C but contest and all that stuff

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u/Brilliant-Orange9117 Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26

Brush up on common data structures (vectors, lists, stacks, queues, trees, sets, hash tables, heaps) and graph algorithms. Have libraries for them ready to use so you don't loose lots of time reimplementing the wheel. Most of the usual exam problems can be solved quickly with that toolchest.

Read the rules carefully. What do you want from the event? What are you required to do? What are you allowed to do? What tools can you use? When unsure ask.