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taeric
8 months ago
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Project Euler
Even better than the crazy languages, is seeing some fundamental math used to prevent having to do a ridiculously expensive search.
That said, raw brute force often did far better than you'd like to admit.
debatem1
8 months ago
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The biggest thing I learned from PE was that neither elegant theory nor brute force had a monopoly on successful optimization strategies. It's been something I've carried with me ever since and has over and over again proven its value.
A real gem of a resource.
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That said, raw brute force often did far better than you'd like to admit.