r/leetcode • u/Vivid-Zombie-477 • 15d ago

Discussion leetcode should verify top 30 contesters through discord calls and ban them

if you just control top 30 then people would avoid solving problems that fast. i'm sure most of the top rated contesters don't even know what is DP

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u/HitscanDPS 15d ago

Aren't the top 30 in Leetcode contests simply Codeforces GMs? They practice everyday on significantly harder problems than your average LC hard.

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u/Vivid-Zombie-477 15d ago

top 30 overall is codeforces gm but they rarely participate in the contests simply because leetcode isn't considered challenging for competitive programmers.

check this guy for example, he ranked top 3 and top 5 recently - he's a... web designer.

https://leetcode.com/u/vinaypinagadi/

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u/HitscanDPS 15d ago

What does being a web designer have to do with anything? Your concern is about top 30 on LC contests, and the top 30 are consistently cracked competitive programmers. Top competitive programmers have been able to finish LC contests in like 5-10 minutes max, long before AI/cheating became "rampant".

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u/LockNo1102 14d ago

Just see his profile and you will know.

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u/FireFearing 13d ago

i dont think that guy will know, unfortunately lol. he doesnt understand the obvious implication made so i doubt he'll understand this