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by sweeneyrod
2502 days ago
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I think this is overstating things. Because of the way bleeding edge research gradually trickles down to being generic undergrad content, things like this that would've been the domain of algorithms researchers in the 80s are now tractable for smart undergrads who are into competitive programming. |
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Even if we leave aside the question of to what extent facility at competitive programming contests actually correlates with success in real engineering environments (my own sense is: yes it can help; but at the end of the day, just not all that much) --
if that's a skill you consider to be important, then for gosh sakes, put it in your job ads. Something like "We typically hire CS olympiads, and folks who have at one point or another have been fascinated by competitive programming contests. If this doesn't describe you, then this probably isn't the right company for you."