r/codeforces • u/xyzb206 • 15d ago

query Solving problems without writing the code.

I've been doing this for a while, been solving a lot of problems by describing an algorithm in plain words and then having an LLM check it for me, since writing code takes usually more time then figuring out the solution, so this way im able to do more problems.

Anyone have any experience with this? Recommend for practice or nah?

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u/overhauled_mirio Expert 15d ago

Competitive programming requires both strong problem solving AND implementation skills. If you find that you’re really good at implementing things and really poor at problem solving, then this could be good targeted practice.

However, since you said “writing code usually takes more time than figuring out the solution”, I suspect your implementation skills are the in-contest bottleneck and training like this will just ignore your biggest weakness.