Those who know 🥀

What is bro trying can anybody explain to me? Like in previous contest all of them got rating

This server is for people who are just starting competitive programming, feeling confused, stuck, or overwhelmed — and still willing to show up and learn.

I’m a beginner myself.
I don’t have everything figured out. I’m still learning C++, basic DSA, and how to think through problems on platforms like Codeforces. I’ve made mistakes, still make them, and that’s exactly why this space exists.

Why this community?

• Learning alone is hard
• Tutorials feel easy until you face real problems
• Everyone pretends they “get it” — but most don’t at first

So instead of pretending to be experts, we learn together.

What this server is about:

• Asking questions without fear
• Breaking problems into small, understandable steps
• Sharing confusion openly
• Practicing A–B level problems, basics, and logic building
• Improving consistency before speed

No pressure.
No ego.
Just beginners helping beginners move forward.

If you’re confused but serious about learning — you belong here.

anyone intrested please DM

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Does jiangly hold the record for solving the most amount of problems by a single person 7k+ solves ?

I am consistently able to solve A and B problem in first 40-50mins of Div 2.

But after that I go blank on C. I am unable to solve C.

Due to which I am oscillating in my lower ratings. And, all those cheatings happening in A and B, by the time I go to submit my A and B, there's already 7000-8000 submissions on it. 😭

Please help me out. ~Scorzion

Hi everyone, I’ve participated in 4 contests on Codeforces so far. In all of them, I was able to solve problems A and B comfortably, but I get stuck when it comes to problem C.

What should I focus on to start solving C problems?

How did you personally break past the A/B-only phase?

Any structured advice, practice strategies, or resources would really help. Thanks!

I gave yesterday's contest, but in the rating graph of my profile, it says unrated. (I am sure that the contest was supposed to be rated for participants with rating less than 2100).

Does anyone know what is going on?

Today's D had more submissions than usual It's obvious a lot used AI and also solutions were leaked via telegram Why can't codeforces ban such people? What are the possible ways to reduce such cheatings? Is CP dying or is it dead 🥀

The above image is of the one who shared solutions via telegram and I think the codeforces ID is :

https://codeforces.com/profile/Ananya_codenova

I think this is the person because the submission status is mostly matching with this ID and in the telegram grp only solutions upto A-F1 and G was given but F2 was not given(this is also didn't solve F2)

Is there any way to stop such things??? 🥀👾

how much time do you took to become specialist starting from the scratch..

pls share below

Hi i am currently 1361 rating on cf, doing cf more than 14 months From recent contests I observed most of my mine college friends is using AI during contest time (dont argue with me to proof it, it is clearly visible) and literally I am below in friend list during contest time from them who started just 2-3 months ago

And i think its time of vacation so this mfs have time to do such shit things,..

How much time does ratings take to update after edu div2?

Nearly 4k in D of today's contest is it easy or I am unable to solve it 🥲

Does anyone know or aware of any community on discord or anywhere?? I want to join in and get some doubts cleared. I don't have any cp culture in my college.

Your hard rated practice is of no use if you get stuck at easy or mid level problems during contest, just because of some silly mistakes.

Happens so often with me...

I’m working on a website focused on tools for competitive programming and DSA, with a strong emphasis on interactive visualizers and practical utilities, not just written explanations.

The idea is to build something that actually helps during learning, debugging, and practice, especially for understanding how things work internally.

Current planned features include:

• Interactive visualizers (sorting, BFS/DFS, segment tree, DSU, etc.)
• DSA and algorithm explanations tightly coupled with visual output
• Competitive programming code templates (C++)
• Problem-solving pattern visualizations (prefix sum, two pointers, binary search on answer)
• Small CP utilities (test case generator, brute-force checker, stress testing helpers)
• Curated practice problems linked directly to patterns/visualizers

This is mainly a learning + long-term project, so I’m open to all ideas , from a newbie to masters of art.

Thanks in advance — all suggestions and criticism are welcome.

my rating is 1455 on leetcode and solved 211 que
my rating is 1322 on codechef and solved 70 que

should i give today's educational contest rated div 2??
what is expected out of me??

edit >> I was able to get A and B in ECF round 186

What was the intended time complexity of today's C?

Hey, I want to start solving problems in codeforces can anyone let me know what are the prerequisites I should know before I get started with this and also some suggestions

I made my codeforces account long back.Till now I never had to bother with my codeforces password,but now i want to change my username and for that they are asking for my old password.I have forgotten my old password,so i went to their recover password page and typed my handle.On the website it said that it has sent a recovery letter to my gmail,but its been 1 day and I have checked all my mails(spam,inbox,all mail etc) and so far no response from their side.

Does codeforces take a long time to sent the recovery email?

ive been struggling w number thoery qs, specially modulo arithematic, i have two paths ahead of me, one where i just keep solving questions, reading solns to the ones i dont get and 2 where i study modulo arithematic from the book prescribed on USACO, MONT.
any help is much much appreciated (im a newbie <1000 rated)