I would like to propose a feature where you can have an option to submit solutions to problems in contest when it is ongoing and not participate in it. This is needed especially in some challenges where you would like to test out your answers for some problems, and you don’t want to enter into the ranking list. This would save from not loosing out on ratings as you didn’t attempt other problems.
Similar to this, it would be awesome to have a virtual contest feature. Similar to what we have on codeforces. It helps out on preparing for short contests.
And many thanks to the quality problems and editorials codechef posts. Great work guys!
Because firstly Codechef will have to change many things just because of your argument. That is because when a person submits a code during a contest, then only Codechef thinks that he is a part of the contest. You know what I mean .
Similar to this, it would be awesome to have a virtual contest feature. Similar to what we have on codeforces . It helps out on preparing for short contests.
This one is required. It is good to participate at a time after the contest just to see your capability. But ya, as I don’t care about my ranking, thus I take a random contest (cook-off or lunchtime) and solve those questions straight for the time duration of that contest (2 and a half or 3 hours). So I am still okay without virtual contests, but it would be better to have them. But again, it is highly unlikely because Codechef has to do a lot of changes and then of course they will find errors which will lead to more maintenance issues and all.
Bad idea. People’s will test solutions and once they have confident getting positive rating, then they enter into battle field. I STRONGLY don’t recommend. By this way, most people’s who are not deserving will never get -ve ratings.
I agree with virtual contest thing only. Because if there is a feature which let user submit without participating then people would exploit that feature to test solution and minimize penalty
Still MOSS can run on all set of submissions, ie. from the users submitting during contests with participation and without participation. It should work out I think. @anon73162591
If you know the logic, you can breach moss by coding in diff language (OR) different pattern etc…
basic example : code merge sort instead quick sort though Logic is sorting only.
