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The participants will be given a problem statement and they have to code it. The thing that makes this contest unique is the participant who wrote the shortest and more efficient code will be the winner.

Prizes

  • Winner Certificates

Rules

  • The creator of this contest is solely responsible for setting and communicating the eligibility requirements associated with prizes awarded to participants, as well as for procurement and distribution of all prizes. The contest creator holds HackerRank harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, costs, awards, settlements, orders, or fines.
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  1. Contestants must submit their code within a certain time limit.
  2. The code must be original and not copied from another source.
  3. The code must solve the given problem correctly.
  4. The code must be as efficient as possible and as short as possible while still being readable and maintaining its funtionality.
  5. Participants are allowed to use any programming language.
  6. If multiple contestants achieve the same score, the winner will be determined by the time taken to complete the task.

Scoring

  1. Speed: The participant who completes the task in the shortest amount of time wins.
  2. Accuracy: The participant with the most accurate code wins, where accuracy is determined by how closely their code matches the expected output.
  3. Efficiency: The participant with the most efficient code wins, where efficiency is determined by how quickly their code runs and how little memory it uses.
  4. Combination: The winner may be determined by a combination of speed, accuracy, and efficiency.

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