i dont really get whats up with all the hype around this contest schedule i mean its alright but this isnt game changing. atcoder and usaco kinda already have set schedules and stuff but we kinda just do contests whenever so really no contest schedule will fix that underlying problem as its a temporary schedule.

idk if anyone has any stronger opinions comment them down.

bro please i cant do it this saturday or sunday can we move it to like 4 am tmrw pretty please. you are just trying to copy atcoder schedule but somehow made it worse.

usaco is miles ahead of us with their schedule

thank you MikeMirzayanov i love this contest schedule please make it always like this 2 contests this weekend and some upcoming ones lets go im waiting in days of excitement

im still making my amends to this platform this is only part of it

bro i couldnt solve p3 bc i used python i wanted to promote in contest q*k^2 tle last 6 cases. p2 took me like 2 hours and p1 was horrendous casework to get an o(1) solution but lowkey we gotta love it because USACO is our brother as forcers. idk folk how did you guys do i dont really feel like i won even though i gonna promote because i got fried regardless.

As a victim of newbie/pupil hate myself, I think I speak on behalf of all newbie/pupil that we deserve better. We are constantly ridiculed by the blue names, who think they are so much better than us, and constantly pitted against each other in the brutal wars known as contests. We must finally stand up against this. I am calling on all of codeforces to join the #oldbie movement to say that we were all once newbies. I have been constantly downvoted for no reason other than my rank, and I am finally through with it.

Hello codeforces. I know my return has been long awaited. I have recently noticed that my reputation among us is rather bad. I have taken a break from codeforces and have returned (after waiting for days in excitement for hello 2026). I realize that some of the things I have said are rather harsh and critical of the platform. I pledge to no longer speak bad about codeforces. In fact, I will now scout the forums for anyone speaking ill of this beautiful place we call home.

And please, if anyone has any comments on what I've said in the past, please comment it. I will address any previous controversies I have had now. I wish to one day be among the likes of Dominater069. I wish to become the greatest Tongan programmer, in both skill and loyalty to the platform.

You will hear of me and my journey to #1 Kevin. You and the rest of the elites can do nothing to stop my path to greatness.

do we deserve destruction. our brains are shrinking wtf are these contests bro. i solve a-c i get a stupid neg on c bc i decided to submit an n^3 algorithm and pray but that costs me 240 whole places guys can we fix speedforces please.

honestly the issue is that c problems are becoming too easy we need hard div2cs that majorly reward any pupils or newbies that solve them.

if you folk need any ideas to make contest problems hmu (only $100 per question dw)

goodbye 2025 was crazy am i right folks? lets talk about it in the comments.

looking for tutoring from an lgm? come dm me im open from 5pm to 7pm (i have to go sleep after)

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i just wanted to announce that i am the first lgm from my province of vavau! comments open for questions

ive been wanting to participate in good bye 2025 since ive joined (past two months) but under the current circumstances it looks like im gonna have to do it on my phone. do you guys have any tips for programming on your phone? currently im using usaco ide and gboard as my keyboard (i was having issues with swiftkey).

hey guys im gonna go pro one day now is your chance to give me an upvote and a star to claim your og ticket comment your name to secure yourself in codeforces history

i say this from my experience practicing, and not from my experience in contest. i do safer things in contest so im less likely to fail test case 2, and when i do, i will agree its almost always my fault. however, when i do problems outside of contests i frequently fail test case 2, and i would like to say this shiuldnt happen as frequently as it does. i see a lot of problemsetters make up for the fact their div2c is too easy and make it harder by testing for edge cases outside of test 1. this is not good problem design. a contestant should be able to get a good test from the given test case and not have to make their own and brute force verify it. obviously a contestant looking through the test case for an answer without reading the question should be given a hard time, but if i ended up not solving a problem or getting a neg because of a single edge case i missed in contest, i would be very upset. test one also shouldnt give people a false solution but ill refrain from talking about that here. i am open to any critism in the comments. im new, so if theres any idea you think im missing here please let me know.

someone just pull the trigger bro 6.7k place with a 59m D submission time (i was in physics class again i lowkey couldve done it faster)

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ive been doing codeforces for two months and ive only done one div4 and it wasnt even made by cry. when do i get my turn pops? we need a golden era for newbies and pupil alike to get to experience the true codeforces experience. i think div4s are really the only chance new people get at solving more than 2-3 questions in a contest, and the current drought of them we are experiencing is polluting (india) our lower rated participants in contests with cheaters. we need to build the next generation of forcers and we arent doing a good job with that.

imagine this: a round where there are no or only one test case. this would encourage hacking for lower rated participants and make people consider edge cases not presented to them. i believe regardless of your support for this idea, this is the direction we are heading after the latest global round c. just add hacks for a-d and the job is done. these contests could remain unrated but i believe it would be fun to have them rated. this could be even more interesting if it featured a communications problem.

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how come theres so many indians even newbies at the top of the contests nowadays? how do they submit 500 lines of code so fast they are amazing typers especially since english may not be their main language. speaking of languages, how do they know so many programming languages this is why india is the best no one else is as good as them.

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im genuinely pretty happy with my genuine performance in todays div2 but genuinely i would have done better if the contest was like on the weekend or not during school hours because my physics teacher is lowkirkenuinely gonna slime the shit out of me if he catches me doing codeforces in his class again it was bad enough that one other time but if i have to just deal with this i mean i guess it will work out since i wont have him for 3rd and 4th period next semester but like can we copy atcoder contest schedule i cant do this anymore it might genuinely be keeping me 100-200 rating from what i could be

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recently ive been collecting some quantitative data on the contest schedule (how many contests there are, how many are on the weekend, etc) and noticed that with the decline of the economy, the frequency of contests has declined with it.

this is why i have decided to request the codeforces community to fix the economy, so we can all continue doing contests. i understand that many higher rated codeforces users may possibly have a source of income they could contribute to this matter.

unfortunately, all the data so far has been saved improperly and suffers from being accidentally artificially concocted by myself. i will get to this issue promptly. expect a research paper monday.

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i miss having to wait 15-30 minutes to get my code accepted it built tension and character now i just submit code and it gets instantly verified whats the point how do i improve without the motivation of anticipation

I lived two lives, tried to play both sides But I couldn't find my own place Called a problem child 'cause I got too wild But now that's how I'm getting paid

i have yet to see a yuri based contest or even question. what happened to the first amendment i know for sure there has got to be some yuri fan problemsetters being oppressed in the shadows.

after a lot of hard work and dedication i have finally become the best in my country of origin (tonga). i want to thank my mom, ecnerwala, my dad, benq, and my grandfather, tourist!

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imagine looting chests and stuff that would be so tuff you cant lie

they should add a battle pass too

if codeforces is looking for help making this possible i got you