[reocha]

What is the point in doing a programming challenge if you aren't learning anything

[ghjfrdghibt]

Depends if you're really stuck on a problem. I'd rather learn by getting a look at how it's done, even if the code is incorrect, than be completely suck with no idea why or what to do.

[rnewme]

Being stuck with no idea why or what to do is what gets you exploring and figuring things out. That's the whole point...

[tsukikage]

Consider looking at the solutions threads on Reddit instead - that way, the code you're looking at isn't broken in ways you don't know enough to spot.

[underdeserver]

Maybe I'm interested in solving the algorithmic problem and less interested in writing input parsers...

[mbrameld]

Here's your opportunity to learn something: Different people can get enjoyment from the same thing in different ways, and you can learn things about data structures and algorithms without learning the syntax of a particular language to implement them.

[reocha]

You don't need an ai to do any of that.

[98codes]

For me, it's my ability to give feedback directly to a dev team building out an imperative language for use in our products: what was easy, what's a PITA, what are big, glaring gaps making things impossible, etc.