User editorial for Codeforces Round 513 by Barcelona Bootcamp (rated, Div. 1 + Div. 2)

This post was originally written on Codeforces; relevant discussion can be found here. It’s been about 5 years since the round took place, and since there was no editorial all this time, I decided to write one myself. Thanks to tfg for discussing problem F with me and coming up with the permutation interpretation that makes it much easier to reason about the problem. The idea in F was also inspired by other submissions. ...

March 10, 2023 · 18 min · 3689 words · nor

InterviewForces Contest #1 (Div. 7)

We ended up making a meme contest, here’s the announcement for the contest; the original announcement is here. Hi Codeforces! We are pleased to invite you to [contest:383377], which will take place on [contest_time:383377]. You will be given 9 problems and 2 hours to solve them. Please follow this link in order to register for the contest. Note that this contest is not an official Codeforces round. The round will be unrated for all participants. It will be held according to modified ICPC rules. ...

May 22, 2022 · 2 min · 303 words · nor
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