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C++ I/O

Explore the essential C++ I/O methods used in competitive programming, including cin/cout and scanf/printf. Understand how synchronization affects performance and learn tips to optimize input and output operations for large data sets.

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I/O in contests

In competitions, the input for your code has to read from standard input (most of the time) and you print the output to standout output.

In C++, two most common choices to do is

  • iosteams - cin / cout (NEW)
  • stdio - scanf / printf (C style)

Though it seems inconsequential, handling I/O correctly can make your solution milliseconds or even a few seconds. This becomes relevant when the input is huge (for example, reading ...