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Why did the CodeChef website crashed at the start of June Cook-Off 2014?
We goofed up. It was avoidable. This is not the first goof-up that we have faced in a short contest. We have been there and done that. Specially the starting load during a CookOff has been a long...
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The pre-admission jitters in May Challenge 2014
Long Challenges are special. They have always been like that. To us and we are sure to many of you. And we all have our own sweet reasons for that. If you are a beginner, you will cherish them for all...
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The pace & precision of the Tourist
Cook-Offs are real test of fortitude of any programmer. This, because it does not give you long time to plan your move, and by the time you plan your move, your counterparts would have gone far beyond...
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Everything Right & Wrong About July Cook-off 2014
Bad days indeed! One more CookOff and one more letting you all down. This time we were prepared. We had learnt from our mistakes from the last CookOff and we knew what had to be done (or not done). The...
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A close shave for yutaka1999 at the LunchTime
With every LunchTime contest, we are seeing new names announcing their arrival at the big stage. Some of them have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the world-programming circle,...
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The big fat June Challenge 2014
When we sat for June Challenge 2014, we had no idea what is waiting for us at the other end. We were optimistic, like always, and were hoping for a good contest, with some smiling faces in the end....
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A Tad Chaotic Cook-off
The start of June Cook-Off 2014 was clean and beautifully lit by the shine of few brilliant Cook-Offs we had hosted. We loved it. And would have been happier had it stayed that way. However, all those...
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NITK CodeChef Campus Chapter – We learn together
CodeChef through its inspiring initiatives has always been encouraging programmers across the country. NITK Surathkal has had some really good coders but the “coding culture” as they say, has never...
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Chinese & Delhian Flavors Rule The Anniversary LunchTime
It has been one year since we hosted our first LunchTime contest. Being the youngest contest among the three that we host, LunchTime certainly has a special place in all our hearts. In fact, the...
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Three perfect scores in one contest
Our July was happy and busy. Of course, there were times when we found ourselves wishing for it to get over, but we are not going to talk about them. It is a fresh blog post (a tad delayed as well), so...
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Do more with Facebook on CodeChef
We remember that in the year 2009, immediately after the one and only online contest that we hosted onsite the “SnackDown”, we had conducted a survey on the features most needed by the finalists of...
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Another bumpy ride and another blissful outcome
It is very important that you learn from the past. The lessons you take from the mistakes you’ve made in the past becomes the building blocks of a brighter future ahead for you. We absolutely believe...
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Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer
In a memorable scene in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather: Part II”, Michael Corleone visits his dad, Vito Corleone’s room and remembers many things his dad had taught him. One of those many...
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July LunchTime 2014 – A confluence of new and familiar winners
The July LunchTime 2014 was set in the glorious backdrop of International Olympiad of Informatics 2014 world finals, which etched a brand new chapter in the Indian programming scene. We got our very...
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Come let’s find your missing goodie
It all began with one casual inquiry of one of user regarding one of his goodies that he won long time back, but did not receive. And then a few more similar emails. And then a discussion on another...
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The tale of the perfect scores continues
It will be apt to say that, the August Challenge 2014 was a well articulated and well timed sequel to our July Challenge 2014. The similarities between the two contests were uncanny at times, but they...
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On and off affair with server crash continues in August Cook-Off 2014
We thoroughly enjoyed our comparatively smooth and prolific Cook-offs till the June Cook-Off. But since then it has been a different story altogether. The server crashes have been frequently associated...
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The Cheating Cases Saga
This is in continuation with the cheating cases saga that has been keeping us busy since the last whole week. We use MOSS to find the plagiarized cases and it gives us good comprehensive results....
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The revived rankings page
A little refurbish can sometime revive the entire system. This is what we have attempted with our new rankings page. It was started by our intern Karthik, a couple of months ago and then it took us a...
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How do I get my CodeChef account ratings back?
We have received plethora of responses to the emails we sent earlier to the users involved in alleged plagiarism cases, and while we want to reply each one of them personally, it is becoming a tedious...
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