Competitive programming

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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. A programming competition generally involves the host presenting a set of logical or mathematical problems, also known as puzzles or challenges, to the contestants (who can vary in number from tens or even hundreds to several thousand). Contestants are required to write computer programs capable of solving these problems. Judging is mostly based on the number of problems solved and the time spent writing successful solutions, but may also consider other factors such as output quality, execution time. memory usage, and program size.

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