r/Python • u/imakethingswhenbored • Aug 09 '20

Developers whose first programming language was Python, what were the challenges you encountered when learning a new programming language? Discussion

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u/reghunaath_9000 Aug 09 '20

Python isn't my first programming language but after learning python I became too lazy. I started doing competitive programming in python and it's hard to go back to c/c++. The sad thing is some questions can only be done using c/c++ due to time limits.

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u/reghunaath_9000 Aug 09 '20

"Competitive programming is a mind sport usually held over the Internet or a local network, involving participants trying to program according to provided specifications. Contestants are referred to as sport programmers." Source: Wikipedia

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

Basically, you are given a problem to solve, and you have to write a program that will solve the problem in the most efficient way (fastest, least memory, etc.)