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By I_am_Invincible, 15 months ago, In English

I am so much loving the fact how some newbies, pupils and specialists are solving in lightning speed with compilation errors and getting their accounts disabled lol. They won't be able to do even one percent of that without AI :)

If you are a cheater feel free to downvote cuz i don't care haha.

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Actually, I don't think compilation errors are an accusation of cheating. Some contestants might use the strategy of submitting the first (few) problems without compiling to save time. If the code turns out to be accepted, that's some time saved. If not, their point for that problem is not deducted anyway.

But despite that, I still think that AI is playing an important role in online cheating on Codeforces (just like using Stockfish to cheat in online chess matches), and we should find a way to detect such cheaters

(P/s: Sorry for my bad English skills)

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    I think it's better to add small penalty for these submission. Few points/minutes.

    (P/s: If I make a mistake in English please don't correct me I have no respect for this language❤ )

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      That's funny. What's your native language?

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        Not English.

        By the way either people don't agree with me or just don't get the reference, in either case i'm sad.

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      But its funnier submiting code you don't even know it compiles, but hoping its an AC

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        Sometimes it does that.

        For example, when you locally use C++14 but submit it as C++23.

        Especially for people who don't know how to upgrade their C++, it's common.

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    "Some contestants might use the strategy of submitting the first (few) problems without compiling to save time."

    I don’t think Newbies can use this strategy effectively. They probably used AI.

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      Yes, they probably used AI (I mean, pretty high chances). But my point is, it (the compilation error submissions) cannot be used to accuse a cheater.

      Also, have you ever considered a contestant that's in his/her first few contests? I mean, I was a Newbie and Pupil too, after my first two contests or so.

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        Well... I'm 99% sure this is your second account, and if it's not, then you must have trained on different online judges. I'm confident that 9/10 Newbies are neither experts using their second account nor have they practiced on other online judges before giving their first contest on Codeforces. It's highly likely that their account got disabled, and they started cheating with another account. They're probably dumb or new cheaters who just submit whatever AI gives them in lighting speed. If they were pros, I'm sure there wouldn't be any way to catch them. We can only wish and hope that they will stop cheating.

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          No, you're wrong =))). I practiced a lot, but I only upsolve problems. I just decided to do Codeforces contests a few months ago

          But yeah, I got your point. I also think most of them are cheaters, but not all of them =)))

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            Yeah 9/10 of them are cheaters.

            Btw, how do you practice? Becoming a Master on Codeforces is such a big achievement. Can you give me some tips? Upsolving is helpful, but is there any other way you think I should practice to improve?

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              I think practicing a lot of problems slightly above your level and learning Combinatoric helps.

              And no, being a Master in Codeforces isn't that big in my country. I have many friends equal or younger than me that are CM or Master already (and I'm in secondary school btw)

              (Edit: and yes, I'm not Chinese)