Codechef's Inconsistency
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### **Please see this**↵
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Yesterday was _Starters 173 (Rated upto < 2700)_↵
I am talking about problem- https://www.codechef.com/problems/MINOVER?tab=statement↵
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This was 3rd problem called Overwrite↵
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I couldn't solve this during the contest due to panic and pressure, today I tried looking into it deeply.↵
These are my findings -↵
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1) Correct Soln ( This is most voted ) &mdash; https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/1132142555↵
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Verdict- Accepted ↵
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2) I copy pasted same code(after contest) &mdash; https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/1132570276↵
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Verdict &mdash; TLE↵
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How did possibly the same codes worked differently? The approach used and time complexity is same in my code too ↵
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https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/1132226217 (This was during contest again tle)↵
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Need feedback from the community on this issue.↵
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####  **Edit: found the submission O(n+m)**↵
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Link- https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/1132254669↵
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Complexity of problematic code is O( (n-m)*m) (i hoped that it might work)↵
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But still it feels bad with such compiler level inconsistencies↵

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