title: Is a preference for brute force solutions a bad sign?
body: <p>I'm a beginner C++ programmer, and to stretch my mind I've been trying some of the problems on <a href="http://projecteuler.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">projecteuler.net</a>. Despite an interest in maths at school, I've found myself automatically going for brute force solutions to the problems, rather than looking for something streamlined or elegant.   </p>
  
  <p>Does this sound like a bad mindset to have? I feel a bit guilty doing it like this, but maybe quick and dirty is OK some of the time...</p>