>>>>>>> JAVA SOLUTION <<<<<<<
public static List<Integer> cutTheSticks(List<Integer> a) {
    Collections.sort(a);
    List<Integer> ans=new ArrayList<Integer>();

    int pointer=0;
    int fin=a.get(a.size()-1);
    while(true){
        int small=a.get(pointer);
        ans.add(a.size()-pointer);
        if(small==fin) break;
        while (a.get(pointer) == small ) {
            pointer++;
        }
    }
    return ans;
}