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LPPC

Passo Fundo Competitive Programming League

How to Join

Participation in LPPC is open to people from different levels, schools, courses, institutions, and companies. LPPC is voluntary and non-profit.

You do not need previous contest experience. You need respect, regularity, and willingness to study.

You also do not need to arrive with a finished solution. In many meetings, an incomplete attempt is enough to start a useful conversation about reading the statement, finding an idea, implementing, testing, and debugging.

Before entering the community channels, read the LPPC Code of Conduct. It explains the basic rules for coexistence, authorship, and responsible tool use.

Channels

The LPPC Discord is the main channel for questions, links, resources, tracks, and technical conversations.

The LPPC WhatsApp group is used for quick announcements about meetings, times, places, and urgent changes. For longer conversations, use Discord.

First Steps

  1. Read the Code of Conduct.
  2. Join the Discord.
  3. Follow announcements through WhatsApp.
  4. See the meetings page and participate in the next activity.
  5. Choose a track and use the resources consistently.

First Week

In the first week, do the minimum needed to enter the rhythm:

  1. Join the LPPC channels.
  2. Choose one beginner problem from one of the platforms listed in resources.
  3. Try to solve it before asking for a ready-made solution.
  4. Write down where you got stuck: statement reading, idea, code, testing, or submission error.
  5. Bring that attempt to the next meeting or to Discord.

Who Can Participate

High-school, technical-school, and higher-education students may participate, as well as self-taught learners, professionals, and representatives of institutions. There is room for beginners, provided there is commitment to study and authorship of one’s own solutions.

More experienced participants are welcome to practice, discuss solutions, and support the community.

Veteran participants can help by reviewing ideas, suggesting problems, writing editorials, organizing practice contests, or acting as problem setters. This support should strengthen the learner’s authorship, not replace their study.