After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 384 International Programming Competition
These days, several campus forums have emerged in China.

For example, Tsinghua University's "Shui Mu Tsinghua," Nanjing University's "Xiao Bai He," Shanghai Jiao Tong University's "Yin Shui Si Yuan," Nankai University's "Wo Ai Nankai," and Fudan University's "Ri Yue Guang Hua"...

They were all done terribly.

It's always the same old story: data loss, or content violations leading to shutdowns and rectifications.

Whenever an important event occurs, "system maintenance" is required.

Because of poor internet penetration and server performance, these campus BBS forums are truly only usable on campus. For example, the "I Love Nankai" BBS can only be used by Nankai University students on campus, and at its peak, only a few hundred people are online at the same time.

This is not the internet at all.

Zhou Haoran wants to develop a real campus forum to connect college students across the country.

Ideals are beautiful, and reality is very skinny.

Even with a simple survey, we encountered a bottleneck.

Insufficient infrastructure.

The computer building houses the largest computer lab in the entire university, with over 200 machines.

Students need to pay for internet access.

The price is very low.

One dollar per hour.

It's worth noting that many internet cafes outside charge 30 yuan per hour for internet access. This is even after a big discount; last year it cost 60 yuan per hour.

"Once the campus card is introduced, we won't need these receipts for internet access anymore; we can pay directly with the campus card."

Teacher Zheng Shuangwen introduced him to the teacher.

She is one of the supervising teachers of this computer lab.

Zhou Haoran, with his hands behind his back, toured the site like a leader, asking, "Is this an educational network line?"

Zheng Shuangwen said, "We've got it connected, but it's still mainly a dial-up Internet network. Building a campus network is too complicated; we've already had three different project managers."

"Oh?"

Zhou Haoran originally wanted to do this.

Zheng Shuangwen, who is quite familiar with the school's information infrastructure, said, "Actually, our school had a plan to build a campus network as early as 94. But it was too difficult to implement. Now, after three years of development, only about 20 buildings on the main campus are connected to the school's campus network."

"how come?"

Zhou Haoran was puzzled by this.

Setting up a campus network isn't technically difficult; it's essentially a local area network (LAN) within the campus. All you need to do is run cables to connect all the buildings, computer labs, and computers on campus, with a central switching room.

Zheng Shuangwen said, "The project is too large. The cost of burying the cables underground is too high. Also, our teaching buildings are decades old. How should we run the cables inside the buildings? We have to consider all aspects."

Zhou Haoran suddenly realized.

The construction of campus networks is constrained not only by technology, but also by construction methods.

The education network covers the whole country, which is actually easy to do; just run a line to connect all the universities in the country.

But getting the wiring into the house is the most difficult part.

Just like the express delivery industry.

Transporting goods from the capital to the seaport is easy. The challenge lies in solving the last-mile delivery problem once the goods arrive at the seaport.

Zheng Shuangwen sighed, "The biggest challenge is the geographical limitation. Fudan University has several campuses. This spatial separation makes it difficult to unify all the campuses within a common campus network. This is the problem the university needs to solve next."

"From this perspective, in the short term, we still need to use the education network as the entry point."

Zhou Haoran felt the limitations of the times.

A campus network is a local area network within a school or university.

To access information from other campuses, you need to dial into the education network's access point. This is equivalent to being on the same local area network as other universities connected to the education network, allowing for information exchange.

"By the way, Teacher Zhou, there's something you might be interested in."

Zheng Shuangwen is a tenured teacher at the school.

However, as the lab's advisor, she knew who the core members were. She distinguished between them by addressing him as "Teacher Zhou," not "Student Zhou."

Zhou Haoran readily accepted the question and asked, "What is it?"

Zheng Shuangwen smiled and said, "The ACM-ICPC competition!"

"Huh? The International Collegiate Programming Contest?"

Zhou Haoran raised an eyebrow, remembering that he had applied to Fudan University in his previous life.

Unfortunately, they didn't even pass the school competition.

Wearing a red, tight-fitting dress, Zheng Shuangwen showed off her shapely and full figure, and excitedly said, "Yes, the Asian regional competition is held every year from September to December."

Zhou Haoran frowned and said, "Only undergraduates can participate, right? I'm a PhD student!"

"You could be a coach for the students!"

Zheng Shuangwen's eyes were brimming with tears.

"That's it..."

Zhou Haoran mainly didn't have time and was afraid of trouble.

Zheng Shuangwen, however, is looking forward to it. "In the past, our school never participated in Asian competitions, let alone national competitions. We often couldn't even get past the qualifying rounds in the harbor area."

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "Teacher Zheng, don't get your hopes up too high. My programming skills are just average."

"how come?"

Zheng Shuangwen didn't believe it at all.

Zhou Haoran said very honestly, "Really, you see, I never write programs normally."

"Aren't you an expert?"

Zheng Shuangwen's eyes widened. "Yes, I'm an expert, but... how should I put it? Programming ability is not the same as R&D ability. Dean Cheng is an academician, and he probably can't even write a single line of code!"

Even if Zhou Haoran had foresight and was a tech guru in his past life, his programming skills might not be better than those of an undergraduate.

Technology and programming are two different things.

Programming is a technology.

But technology is not just about programming skills.

“But…” Zheng Shuangwen immediately became embarrassed, her face turning red, “But I’ve already registered you; it’s a requirement of the academy.”

"what?"

Zhou Haoran was stunned.

Zheng Shuangwen said, somewhat embarrassed, "You're so outstanding, you've achieved so much in the academic field, I thought you were sure you could do it, and the college leaders even nominated you to be the coach..."

"Oh, that's alright, I'll look into it."

Zhou Haoran didn't think it was a bad thing.

This programming competition is world-class.

Therefore, multiple rounds of selection are required.

First comes the school-wide selection, then the city-wide selection in the port city, and then the national selection. Next, you represent the country in the Asian competition. Only after passing the Asian competition can you advance to the world finals.

Zhou Haoran can take this opportunity to learn about the level of Fudan University undergraduates.

Select a group of promising talents.

He accepted him as a disciple.

Let them develop the campus forum.

"That's good." Zheng Shuangwen patted his chest, letting out a long sigh of relief. "I thought I had done something wrong."

"fine!"

Zhou Haoran gave her a deep look and thought to himself that Teacher Zheng was quite voluptuous.

I wonder how Qiao Hai is doing.

It's been almost half a year.

We should have won it by now, right?

……

weekend.

move.

Zhou Haoran's parents arrived, and Qiao Suiqing's parents also arrived.

There's very little that can be moved.

Aside from some clothes, Zhou Haoran intended to throw away the small refrigerator, electric fan, pots and pans, etc.

The elders disagreed.

They've all been put away.

If the young couple doesn't want it, then take it back to their hometown to use.

Hongxing Residential Area is very close to my workplace.

There's no need to hire a car.

Everyone carried several bags and boxes, and walked over.

They walked and chatted, making a lively scene just like a family.

"Haoran, from now on, you'll be living with your sister Suiqing, so you have to treat her well!"

The mother made strict demands on her son in front of everyone.

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "I know."

Qiao Suiqing blushed slightly, "Auntie, Haoran is so good to me."

"Suiqing, if he bullies you again, just tell your aunt! I'll teach that brat a lesson!"

My mother made her stance clear, firmly standing by her daughter-in-law's side.

It was Zhou Haoran's mother-in-law who spoke up for him, smiling and saying, "I watched Haoran grow up; he's always been a good person. The two children grew up together, and they'll be living together from now on... so we elders shouldn't interfere too much."

The father-in-law also agreed with the suggestion, "Yes, it's normal for the young couple to have a few arguments. Suiqing, don't take everything to the family. From now on, you two will be living your lives behind closed doors. Be down-to-earth. It's the next few decades, just the two of you together."

"Dad, I know. Haoran and I have a very good relationship." Qiao Suiqing felt a warmth in her heart. Not wanting her husband to lose face in front of the elders, she suddenly said, "By the way, there's something I need to say."

"what's up?"

"Haoran bought me another house, a... a big villa! A villa worth over 1000 million!"

"Huh? You really bought it?"

Qiao's parents stared wide-eyed at their son-in-law in astonishment.

I thought to myself, "This kid is really impressive!"

Ah!
you can!

As long as he knows how to treat his wife well!

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "By the time it's time for the engagement, the villa should be all set up. Let's have our family banquet there... and invite all our relatives over!"

He didn't care.

The main purpose is to give face to the elders and make them proud.

Especially Sister Suiqing's family.

(End of this chapter)