Kattis is an online programming problem archive that gives you points for each problem you solve in relation to how difficult the problem is. It then aggregates the total points of people within a university, and within a country, based on an adjusted sum of
Continue ReadingI am doing a BSc. in Computational Problem Solving and Software Development (CPSSD) at Dublin City University; DC122 in CAO talk. It is a small, specialised course for students who already have some programming knowledge. You can learn more about it at the website I
Continue ReadingThe DCU CPSSD site is a wee bit of a shambles. You can ignore the many typos and spelling mistakes; they can be breezed over. You can ignore the dense text and formal language; that's necessary for the sort of site it is. But what
Continue ReadingA warm breeze was blowing the day before yesterday. The sun shone with a bit of hope, and young cheerful students poured out of their dark corners and started playing frisbee on the DCU green and pretending to have fun. Summer must have arrived. My
Continue ReadingI've just finished the first semester of my university course Computational Problem Solving & Software Development (CPSSD) at Dublin City University. I loved it. However, the course is only in it's third year in action, so there wasn't a lot out there in terms of
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