Another good thing about CP is that it keeps you engaged in improving yourself right from the first year. Students often think they will start preparing for placements right from their third year (atleast in my college) and spend the initial years of college chilling out with friends. Later on they realize that now it's too late because problem solving skills come with practice and time.
Thank you brother for this video. I have been in a confusion whether should I start Cp or not and I'm a non-tech guy who just likes programming....And with this video I got the clarity that I needed. I gonna go for Cp and ri8 now m subscribing to your channel for guidance... You got pretty good content on this topic. So please keep up this work. I would love to join you if you have any workshop or something.
Brother you are currently an expert not that it matters cause you really are CM for so long and you can easily achieve it any contest again , just reminding you that the luck is a little hash with you right know
Thx for advice bhaiya , you know in a tier 3 college , it is everything at worse No coding culture, no peer group, lot of assignments and shitty chemistry, ec ,physics , electrical subjects in first year , attendance pressure , no one to guide etc .
Hey priyansh! I was thinking u wasted ur time on this video, bcos ppl never understand. But it was worth my time!! Great job, you touched a lot of small important things! Also, can u make a video on all the macros, #defineS and code-shortening tips which you and a lot of other experts use? Like typedef long long ll; and all those other things, u got it right?
honestly the main reason that pushing me away from CP is college ,my grades in high school was pretty bad so i was not able to get a CS degree ,ended up studying physics ,math and some few hours of programming just the basics and all that in french which is something pretty outdated so i need to study physics which is something i am not intereste in ,in order to study CS and that is the main reason that keep me away from CP
Hey Priyansh Thank You So much For this video its really motivating but my doubt is I will be entering in my 4th semester from 24 Jan am I too late to start CP now? Like I used to do CP but I left due to demotivation, etc. If I start in my 4th semester am I late please reply it would be really thankful of you to help. Thanking you in Anticipation.
Honestly, it is never too late to start CP. It depends on what you want to do CP for. If now you want to do CP as a hobby or to prepare for placements after 6th semester, you are not late. If you want to do CP to prepare for internships after your 4th semester, I think a better option would be to go for DSA standard problems at this point and once you are sure that you will be able to do standard problems in the interviews, you can go for working on your problem solving skills by giving CF contests. Another thing that you can do to not loose touch of CP is to give Leetcode contests while you are preparing for DSA. Those contests have some flavour of CP along with standard DSA stuff.
Well i started CP in my first year and solved some 400 odd problems and 50+ contests() but couldnt break out of newbie and thought to quit and switch to dev and bagged one internship for 6th sem. It has been around 4 months but now wanna jump back to cp since ill be finished with my 5th sem, ill give it a try again and will see if I can improve 😅
Dont neeed. 400 problems means you already wasted a lot of time. Its not a compulsory thing. Focus on dev. Thats the one that brought you intership right? And learn DSA from gfg and leetcode. It will be better. After doing significant amount of Leetcode you can come back to CP though but doesnt guarantee you will see positive results
As a hobby? Yes For Getting better job offers? Maybe not because you can achieve that by just doing DSA. CP would be a long route for anybody already working to get better job offers.
Bhaiya I'm just starting cp so should I solve problemsets in codeforces or should I solve contest Also bhaiya rating is given to anyone based on solving problemsets or contest?
I would advise going for some random easy problem solving from CF problemset before you give your first contest. Do 5-8 problems to get the hang of what all is needed to submit a problem on CF. No, rating is only given once you give at least one contest. It only changes when you participate in contests
Hello, I wanna say I think I really like problem solving...but the thing I hate is that at some point I start to compare myself with others...and this takes the pleasure off it. I dont wanna include problem solving in comparisons...How can I overcome comparing with others and not sure but maybe envying too...im not sure about it?
First of all remove all those people from your friends list on CF, who you feel envious towards. Secondly, take it positively. Think about it like this that if this person can do it, so can I.
Plz make video on. that which topices i should study for beginner to intermediate in cp. I started cp 1 month before even i solve 50-70 questions but after that i am trying to solve more questions but unable to solve this that i am stuck on that even i don't know which topices i should learn first to solve this questions to get at higher level . Plz help 🙏
Hey i still have one question. How to practice? Like if we are solving a set of problems and got stuck in one of the or many of them how to deal with it. I am not able to understand the tutorial to be true i found it difficult than the question 😔.
hey priyansh!! eventually i am in 3rd year and i have been doing since 7 months but still my skills have not got at that level should i leave this and continue for placement prep (by solving previous year paper) which helps for me??
I am beginner in cp and when a solve a problem on cf on few of them i am not able to make any kind of logic and i am stuck on it for 20 min should i see the solution after 20 min or grind on that question
@Priyansh Agarwal How much maximum problem does we have to solve for a particular difficulty tag Means How much maximum questions I have to solve for 800, then for 900 and so on
Please make a video of the cons of doing CP as well. This is half cooked information. For example someone who wants to switch job from a service based to product based company, is it ideal to start CP?
Bhaiya can you please tell the resources you followed to learn dynamic programming. I have started learning dp many times but left it due to the lack of resources everytime. This time I don't want to repeat the same thing.
bro I am in 2nd year if I start cp it will take 2years to be good at it and companies want projects also so when should we learn development like can we learn it while doing cp also or we have to do it after being good in cp
Yaar thak gya hu April se lagataar contest de raha hu 40 contest de chuka hi cf pe 22 cc pe still 3 star hu aur cf pe newbie hu chor dena chaiye kya itne tym mein nhi hua toh ab kya hi hoga any suggestions
No in the starting. Yes at later stages (when you are >= 1700 rated on CF. You will encounter advanced DSA). Also, you will never use Linked Lists, BSTs, etc in CP ever.
All branches are almost equal in terms of Placement opportunities at IIITD. Some companies don't allow CSD, CSB and CSSS students to sit for them but that only happens for a very few companies.
Hi Priyansh sir going for coding ninja cp is good option for me i am in 3rd yr of production engineering and I know python and i did some development i Haven't done DSA and CP
Naa thanks I have way more better things to do. Wasted two fucking year on this and dont want to waste anymore. I enjoy making music and its way better than solving problems solved by thousands within hours. I still regret that I wasted two fucking years solving stupid problems rather than doing some creative thing. Its purely personal. No hate to competitive Programmers. I follow you even though I dont do CP anymore. It needs tremendous effort and consistency. But for me, I realized Im more an artist rather than a Software Engineer.
Depends on your priorities. If you want to be get to a better title on CF than you have right now, YES. If you don't like doing CP and just want to get a good placement, MAYBE NO.
Write "I am going to start CP" in the comments if this convinces you to start CP or make a comeback if you had quit CP.
Another good thing about CP is that it keeps you engaged in improving yourself right from the first year. Students often think they will start preparing for placements right from their third year (atleast in my college) and spend the initial years of college chilling out with friends. Later on they realize that now it's too late because problem solving skills come with practice and time.
💯% true broo...... ❤️
Ya true , problem solving skills comes with practice
But enjoying the college life is also important
@@vitaminprotein2789no it's not, the point of college is to be job ready
Only Colin Galen and you are showing us this side of CP. Thank you so much man!🙃
"Everything comes to you at the right time". proved By Priyansh bhaiya ;))
True😁
Yes I can feel it
I didn't knew about GFGs Problem of the Day. I am really happy I came to know about it via this video. Keep up the good work man!
Aisa hi kuch chaiye tha abhi.
Thankssss Priyansh bhaiya 🥺
Thank you brother for this video. I have been in a confusion whether should I start Cp or not and I'm a non-tech guy who just likes programming....And with this video I got the clarity that I needed. I gonna go for Cp and ri8 now m subscribing to your channel for guidance... You got pretty good content on this topic. So please keep up this work. I would love to join you if you have any workshop or something.
I will start doing CP every single day from today ! Also priyansh , it was really exciting to see you live at our college IIIT Kottayam a month ago ..
I don't know DSA .With the help of STL currently I am 1201( no longer newbie).
Exactly my point. You can reach even specialist without knowing anything like DP, advanced number theory, graphs and trees.
Can you share your Codeforces handle?
Brother you are currently an expert not that it matters cause you really are CM for so long and you can easily achieve it any contest again , just reminding you that the luck is a little hash with you right know
Thx for advice bhaiya , you know in a tier 3 college , it is everything at worse
No coding culture, no peer group, lot of assignments and shitty chemistry, ec ,physics , electrical subjects in first year , attendance pressure , no one to guide etc .
B. Tech kyun phir BCA karna chahiye tha na? Ye faltu ke subjects padhne hi nai hote. Par Btech mein aahi gaye toh accept the courses given to you.
@@auctal4625 accha
I hope you search the name of Anudeep Nekkanti before blaming your college .
@@auctal4625 meme bhi bca le lia heheh isi karan
Hey priyansh! I was thinking u wasted ur time on this video, bcos ppl never understand. But it was worth my time!! Great job, you touched a lot of small important things!
Also, can u make a video on all the macros, #defineS and code-shortening tips which you and a lot of other experts use? Like typedef long long ll; and all those other things, u got it right?
Sure. Will consider this. I can do a video explaining everything in my template like CMC lol.
@@PriyanshAgarwal that would be Great and really helpful to us all. Thanks for replying. :)
@@PriyanshAgarwal yes please make a video on that
I'm going to start CP today on 10/02/2023 . My first and only priority will be CP. 😌🙃
What's your current ratings on cf?
God please let this channel not grow till my college life after that make it 100 million
Whats stopping me from competitive programming?
My Talent
I am going to start CP.
honestly the main reason that pushing me away from CP is college ,my grades in high school was pretty bad so i was not able to get a CS degree ,ended up studying physics ,math and some few hours of programming just the basics and all that in french which is something pretty outdated so i need to study physics which is something i am not intereste in ,in order to study CS and that is the main reason that keep me away from CP
MOTIVATION FOR CP! 4:00
I am going to start CP
Love how Priyansh also posts videos regarding different topics besides screencasts & contest discussions. ThankYou!
I will start doing cp from now 😎
I am a monster in making
Thank you so much !!
A Big thanks you for this video bhaiya ❤️👍
I will not stop doing Competitive Programming from now on. No short videos. No youtube. No wasting time. Until I get what I want
I am going to start CP this helped me to get started ❤❤ Thanks for such amazing content
I am going to continue CP.
imma start cp and be consistent about my goals, mindset etc.
Another doubt,
For a newbie, should we just participate in Div 3 contests or should we participate in all?
Give each and every single contest.
Yes you need to try to solve A and B in div2
All.
Hey Priyansh Thank You So much For this video its really motivating but my doubt is I will be entering in my 4th semester from 24 Jan am I too late to start CP now? Like I used to do CP but I left due to demotivation, etc. If I start in my 4th semester am I late please reply it would be really thankful of you to help. Thanking you in Anticipation.
Also I have my winter breaks now can you guide how should I proceed ?
Honestly, it is never too late to start CP. It depends on what you want to do CP for. If now you want to do CP as a hobby or to prepare for placements after 6th semester, you are not late. If you want to do CP to prepare for internships after your 4th semester, I think a better option would be to go for DSA standard problems at this point and once you are sure that you will be able to do standard problems in the interviews, you can go for working on your problem solving skills by giving CF contests.
Another thing that you can do to not loose touch of CP is to give Leetcode contests while you are preparing for DSA. Those contests have some flavour of CP along with standard DSA stuff.
@@PriyanshAgarwal That's insightful thank you so much sir for guiding 💯
@@vedantoza6193 Which University are you from?
Make a video on how you upsolve after contests
Sure. Will consider this.
@@PriyanshAgarwal waiting for your meet invitation
@@vishala8788 Meet Invitation for?
@@PriyanshAgarwal cp guidance
Well i started CP in my first year and solved some 400 odd problems and 50+ contests() but couldnt break out of newbie and thought to quit and switch to dev and bagged one internship for 6th sem. It has been around 4 months but now wanna jump back to cp since ill be finished with my 5th sem, ill give it a try again and will see if I can improve 😅
Dont neeed.
400 problems means you already wasted a lot of time. Its not a compulsory thing. Focus on dev. Thats the one that brought you intership right?
And learn DSA from gfg and leetcode. It will be better.
After doing significant amount of Leetcode you can come back to CP though but doesnt guarantee you will see positive results
Well, I’m in my fourth semester and I will start CP..
💪💪
I will start doing CP every single day from today !
I am a working professional.....and I do love CP.....should I continue doing it?
As a hobby? Yes
For Getting better job offers? Maybe not because you can achieve that by just doing DSA. CP would be a long route for anybody already working to get better job offers.
thanks a lot
I am going to continue CP after my sem exams 😅
Bhaiya I'm just starting cp
so should I solve problemsets in codeforces or should I solve contest
Also bhaiya rating is given to anyone based on solving problemsets or contest?
I would advise going for some random easy problem solving from CF problemset before you give your first contest. Do 5-8 problems to get the hang of what all is needed to submit a problem on CF.
No, rating is only given once you give at least one contest. It only changes when you participate in contests
Are u starting with codechef or codeforces or both???
@@PriyanshAgarwal Thanks bhaiya for your advice
Tip: U can also flex in your college for doing COMPETITIVE PROGRAMMING 😌
Thanku so needed
Hello, I wanna say I think I really like problem solving...but the thing I hate is that at some point I start to compare myself with others...and this takes the pleasure off it. I dont wanna include problem solving in comparisons...How can I overcome comparing with others and not sure but maybe envying too...im not sure about it?
First of all remove all those people from your friends list on CF, who you feel envious towards.
Secondly, take it positively. Think about it like this that if this person can do it, so can I.
Very informative thank you
i am going to start CP
Hey! I just wanted to know...
Does Tower Research Capital allow CSAI students @IIITD???
Yes
I am going to start CP. I really want to be good at problem solving. Thanks
How is your improvement? Could u consistent? 😅
@@aankie no yar . I wasn't consistent because of office work 😕.
Thank u i'm from Bangladesh
I'm new in programming
Plz make video on. that which topices i should study for beginner to intermediate in cp. I started cp 1 month before even i solve 50-70 questions but after that i am trying to solve more questions but unable to solve this that i am stuck on that even i don't know which topices i should learn first to solve this questions to get at higher level . Plz help 🙏
i am going to strat CP
In Codechef I am stuck at 1500-1600 rating.
What to do Bhaiya pls help
Awesome 💖
Hey i still have one question. How to practice? Like if we are solving a set of problems and got stuck in one of the or many of them how to deal with it. I am not able to understand the tutorial to be true i found it difficult than the question 😔.
How many hours should i devotee a day for cp...
Like some people do it for 2-3 hours
While some sit 8-9 hours a day... 😐
How to manage dev + cp sidewise ;-)
Wow you speak very good english.
Thank you.
hey priyansh!!
eventually i am in 3rd year and i have been doing since 7 months but still my skills have not got at that level should i leave this and continue for placement prep (by solving previous year paper) which helps for me??
motivation++
I am going to start CP again
I am beginner in cp and when a solve a problem on cf on few of them i am not able to make any kind of logic and i am stuck on it for 20 min should i see the solution after 20 min or grind on that question
What is the name of extension that shows performance column at 6:48 ?
What if a person didn't started till 3rd year, Can he do well if he starts now?
Which language should we prefer for the CP? Please reply
It's never late to start, and you can use C++, Java and Python. In this order from the best to the worst
If i m not able to solve the problem or not able to.applying that concept what to do should i see the solutions and learn from it
@Priyansh Agarwal
How much maximum problem does we have to solve for a particular difficulty tag
Means How much maximum questions I have to solve for 800,
then for 900 and so on
That varies from person to person. Continue solving problems of a rating range until you feel comfortable in it.
@@PriyanshAgarwal Thanks a lot 😊 for ur valuable advice
Which is the best course if i want to start learning
hail core
I am going to start cp
what is difference between doing cp and doing only dsa?
can I also do competitive programming just by python?
Python is not recommended due to its ease and time it takes
Please make a video of the cons of doing CP as well. This is half cooked information. For example someone who wants to switch job from a service based to product based company, is it ideal to start CP?
Don't do it man. Nobody is forcding you. Look out for yourself.
now i m in 3rd year from tier 3 college and i haven't studied for the last 3 years.so now what should i do dsa,development or cp?
Dsa
After 2 year is it worth it?
Abhi maza ayega thanks
i am going to start cp
Which book did u follow for CP?
Bhaiya can you please tell the resources you followed to learn dynamic programming. I have started learning dp many times but left it due to the lack of resources everytime. This time I don't want to repeat the same thing.
bro I am in 2nd year if I start cp it will take 2years to be good at it and companies want projects also so when should we learn development like can we learn it while doing cp also or we have to do it after being good in cp
It took 44 contest to reach pupil and can improve more.
Not able to solve Div2 c
Yaar thak gya hu April se lagataar contest de raha hu 40 contest de chuka hi cf pe 22 cc pe still 3 star hu aur cf pe newbie hu chor dena chaiye kya itne tym mein nhi hua toh ab kya hi hoga any suggestions
Is programiz a good resource to learn dsa
Any thoughts?
Hey Priyansh, had you done dsa from coding ninja course ?
No, I did the CP course directly.
"Can someone give me the Discord link for the CP community described in this video?" 14:21
Anyone tell me
DSA required for CP or not
🙏🙏🙏
No in the starting. Yes at later stages (when you are >= 1700 rated on CF. You will encounter advanced DSA). Also, you will never use Linked Lists, BSTs, etc in CP ever.
@@PriyanshAgarwal thanks you so much Priyansh agrawal bhaiya for reply 🙏
I just have started my 5th semister (in Bangladesh)...should I start CP now?...or just go with DSA?
Too much time left! U could become a master in those two years!
I am not able build even simple logics. Is cp is not for me?🥺🥺
With time you will be able to. Look at my first few CF submissions and you will realise I couldn't come up with concrete logic too initially.
Pls make such content
what is your view on google closing its competitive coding contests (kick start ,codejam)
U started giving contest on codechef or codeforces together or first you gave on codechef????
Mostly both. I still did more of CC in the beginning as it was more rewarding in terms of rating.
sir whats the future of CSB.. in terms of placements and internship.. plz guide
All branches are almost equal in terms of Placement opportunities at IIITD. Some companies don't allow CSD, CSB and CSSS students to sit for them but that only happens for a very few companies.
@@PriyanshAgarwal thanks alot sir
I am able to solve only first two question in codechef contest(div 3 ) what should i do ?????
Upsolve the 3rd and 4th problem.
@@PriyanshAgarwal ok bhaiya ,thank u
Hi Priyansh sir going for coding ninja cp is good option for me i am in 3rd yr of production engineering and I know python and i did some development i Haven't done DSA and CP
yes
Health
not getting time as my daily work hrs is 10 to 11 hrs
in your opinion which is the best platform for a beginner to get started with cp?
Codeforces/Codechef
Bro iam stuck in div2 a,b can I solve past recent 50 contest div2 a,b is it a good idea
Bhaiya do you know also java and python
I only know a little about both of them. Not to an extent that I can give a whole CF round using either of them.
Naa thanks I have way more better things to do. Wasted two fucking year on this and dont want to waste anymore. I enjoy making music and its way better than solving problems solved by thousands within hours. I still regret that I wasted two fucking years solving stupid problems rather than doing some creative thing.
Its purely personal. No hate to competitive Programmers. I follow you even though I dont do CP anymore. It needs tremendous effort and consistency. But for me, I realized Im more an artist rather than a Software Engineer.
Java se hoga ya nhi whi chig rok rhi hai cp krne se
what is cp course and dsa course?
I m in 6th sem , should I continue cp
Depends on your priorities. If you want to be get to a better title on CF than you have right now, YES. If you don't like doing CP and just want to get a good placement, MAYBE NO.
Anyone for pair programming?
How to join ?