Before You Read This Blog...
Let's be honest for a moment. Most of us, at some point in life, have taken a shortcut we probably shouldn't have. Maybe it was in an exam. Maybe it was in a game. Maybe somewhere else entirely.
Competitive programming isn't immune to that. Perhaps it was for that one extra rating jump. That one coveted title. That next color on your Codeforces profile. Or maybe it was just curiosity. Whatever the reason, if you've ever looked up a solution or copied code during a contest, you probably know what comes next. The adrenaline disappears almost instantly.
The thrill of solving the problem yourself is gone. In its place comes... nothing. Or maybe guilt. Maybe regret. Maybe just another rating increase that never really felt like yours.
So here's the deal.
If you're one of those rare people who has never cheated during a competitive programming contest, you can probably skip this blog. This blog is for the people who are still cheating. Because you're the one who needs to read what's coming next.
So let me do my part and try to bring you back.
If it's been a long time since you genuinely enjoyed competitive programming, give yourself one more chance.
I'm no one to change your mind. I can't stop you from opening another tab, asking a friend, or searching for a solution. But before your next Codeforces contest, make one promise—not to me, not to anyone else, but to yourself.
For the next three hours, the only tab you'll open is Codeforces.
That's it.
If you break that promise, you may gain a few rating points, a better rank, or maybe even a new title.
But you'll have lost to the only person who actually matters — YOU.
Solve whatever you can on your own. If you solve only one problem, let it be your solution. If you get stuck, get stuck honestly. If you fail, fail honestly. Because an honest failure teaches you more than a dishonest success ever will.
And when the contest ends, don't look at your rating first.
Instead, ask yourself:
"Did those Accepted verdicts actually feel earned?"
"Did I feel the excitement of figuring something out on my own?"
I don't want to tell you how you should approach competitive programming for the rest of your life.
I'm asking for just one contest.
Try it.
If, after that, you still think cheating is worth it, I've got no comments for it.
But I have a feeling you'll rediscover something that rating can never measure — the joy of solving.
haha they wont give a shit....its really pathetic to see some guy didnt ever figured out the alogrithm of the prblm by themselves...or dont even know what the problem says ...just copy pastes everything ...it can be accepted that you figured out the algo by yourself and had some problems to do the implementation or you forgot one func that would help ..you can see that from your notes or you can add that to your ide before contest ...but literally copy pasting is bs...reaching pupil needed only 2 problems to solve before ...now even 3 isnt enough for that
True
If you're one of those rare people who has never cheated during a competitive programming contest, you can probably skip this blog.I mean I'd hope it's not that rare... I'd bet at least 50% (and realistically much more) of active competitors are legit and have never cheated in a contest, though maybe I'm just out of touch with current CF lol
yeah the big portion of the cf population arent cheaters, but the cheaters have been growing in numbers significantly
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Is it really possible to cheat in OAs? I'd assume that companies would take extra care to make their OAs cheat proof, especially when it concerns a paid internship.
yeah idk why so many people cheat even in the higher levels like internship. dishonesty is really sinking deep now
dudes still be cheating just to talk about cheaters on the platform
"GPT, generate me some motivational type shi blog for cheaters plz" ahh blog
it's not even people writing things for people anymore, half of the blogs here are just generic $$$AI$$$ gibberish now.
Unfortunately codeforces rating isn’t just about personal accomplishment anymore, it has real life applications as well. Having a good codeforces rating can give u opportunities to take internships or university courses that u otherwise wouldn’t be able to. In some ways, u might actually be dumb not to cheat a little to increase ur rating if it can actually make ur real life better and give u access to more opportunities.
its a really sad state of affairs, and with the intern season around in Indian Colleges, the cheaters are on a rise.
That's when 7-years-old me found out that I can use command in survival Minecraft
:sob:
I play for fun
--Keep Inventory players (like me lol)
i would say it's such a good blog if it wasn't itself a copied text from gpt...
Caught my friend sharing this at 1:20 AM. The blog definitely reached its target audience.
Your Blog looks very alike how Sans from Undertale tries to change us in final battle of genocide route lol.
human... i remember you're cheated in a div4 1.5 years ago.
haha lol
I support you. You are telling the right things. Once someone have cheated, their rating goes upward, and so they do not want tot lose that, and had to continue cheating. Even if they stop cheating, the rating goes down, to their true ability, so the person feels dismotivated. Or after cheating he feels guilty. Anyways sooner or later he quits competitive programming
AI complains about AI-using cheaters 🥀
FRRRR
Delete it.
aint gonna lie w blog. the thing is cheating is a skill but never cheat with yourselfff!!!
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