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I think it takes a lot more than a language, no matter how efficient to get top 10 in AoC - its more about being able to parse the problem exceptionally quickly

I think it takes a lot more than a language, no matter how efficient to get top 10 in AoC - its more about being able to parse the problem exceptionally quickly, or rather recognise practically from memory the class of problem that the day is asking for and be halfway through coding it before you have even finalised the specifics. I managed to get 47th on one of the days once... and that was after solving it in under a minute.

pedrosorio 4y ago
> and that was after solving it in under a minute That depends a lot on the day. Towards the end it takes longer. Today's 47th place solved the problem in 11:54
JoachimS 4y ago
Consistently being able to grasp the problem very fast, and then write a solution is what impress me the most. If you check the results for the events the last couple of years, you see the same set of persons being up at the top 10-20. Basically solving hundreds of problems. Problems that span a quite a large set of CS, math problem domains.