How I Won the APL Problem Solving Competition - Student Winner's Experience

Explore a conference talk by Andrea Piseri, the grand prize winner of the 15th annual APL Problem Solving Competition. Delve into Piseri's experiences with APL and Dyalog as he discusses his solutions to the "open reading frames" and "time for a change" problems from phase 2 of the competition. Learn about his personal journey with APL and array programming, and gain insights into his problem-solving approaches. Discover the intricacies of working with FASTA format, implementing flat map and array-oriented solutions, and tackling recursive and dynamic programming challenges. Gain valuable lessons from Piseri's experience in the competition and his insights into APL programming.

Syllabus

About me
My journey with APL and array programming
Introducing the competition problems
Phase 2 problem 1 task 5 FASTA format and output
Solution overview
crf function to extract proteins
Flat map implementation of crf
Array-oriented approach with interval-index
Phase 2 problem 2 task 3 makeChange
Recursive solution by induction with pruning
Live coding dynamic programming solution
What I learned from APL and the problem solving competition