I'm not sure if HackerRank has updated itself recently, but the last time I poked my head in there (years ago), all the answers were in the "Talk about this challenge" section. You'd just go in there and copy paste the code in, maybe change the variable names/order a bit. Ever since I learned that, it's never been that 'wowzers' for me.
"Ever since I learned that, it's never been that 'wowzers' for me."
I am not sure I follow. For people who want to, there is a section where they can find answers even if they have not solved the problems. What was 'wowzers' about HackerRank before you learned that?
Well, some folks would brag about their score (years ago, dunno about now) and use that ranking as an indicator of their coding prowess. When I learned that the whole thing was easy to 'cheat' (whatever that mean in this context), then that rank lost all prestige for me.
Bragging about your rating as a function of solved problems in practice (with solutions available) doesn't seem rational.
HackerRank also used to organize contests where they would have a certain time to tackle a number of new problems (5-10 problems in 1 hour to 1 week, depending on the contest) meaning you have no access to solutions and are competing against other people solving the same problems. They have a rating for performance on those as well.
Isn't the whole point of the challenge to figure out how to do the problem? What you say is literally just copy/pasting others' answers. Is that not looked down on?
Given the name of the site (I've never used it), I always assumed it was about proving your ability to others (like maybe future employers). Easily-found answers totally destroys the trust that's needed for such a thing to work.
Bingo. Years back, in what small circles I run in, the score was something to toot your horn about. When I discovered that you could 'cheat' on the scoring, it took away all the prestige from that ranking score. Honestly, other than practice, what use is it?
