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Maybe the comparison is even more meaningless because Project Euler is not a competition. Solving 300 problems is impressive, even if the solutions are posted

Maybe the comparison is even more meaningless because Project Euler is not a competition. Solving 300 problems is impressive, even if the solutions are posted online, not in the least part because copying solutions you found isn’t solving the problems. All this means is that seeing a number on someone’s profile isn’t a reliable signal that they solved those problems, which I guess is a fine thing to take issue with.

utopcell 2y ago
> All this means is that seeing a number on someone’s profile isn’t a reliable signal that they solved those problems, which I guess is a fine thing to take issue with. That's the crux of it. If one posts solutions online, then it defeats any competitive aspect of Project Euler.