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Contest 1 - Introduction To Competitive Programming

Come practice the basics with this contest!!

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About

This is the first of a series of contests we're hosting this summer. This one is all about introducing the sport (Competitive Programming) to new people, and is a light refresher to more experienced people.

Prizes

Knowledge ;) (We might add material prizes in later contests)

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.
  • Code directly from our platform, which supports over 30 languages. Learn more here.

You CAN: - use language references - algorithmic texts - notes - Online articles

You CANNOT: - discuss solutions about problems with others - use generative AI to create your solutions

Scoring

  • Each challenge has a pre-determined score.
  • A participant’s score depends on the number of test cases a participant’s code submission successfully passes.
  • If a participant submits more than one solution per challenge, then the participant’s score will reflect the highest score achieved. In a game challenge, the participant's score will reflect the last code submission.
  • Participants are ranked by score. If two or more participants achieve the same score, then the tie is broken by the total time taken to submit the last solution resulting in a higher score

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