Hi, I've just submitted a solution to the first problem in the qualification round ( Foregone Solution) and received a TLE. The solution is straightforward and runs blazingly fast locally on a max test.
Upon rereading the FAQ, I've noticed this line: > The time limit applies to the sum of the compilation time (if your code is > written in a compiled language) and the running time. Which, if I understand correctly, implies that I "pay" for the work done by the compiler out of my time limit budget. Since my solution is in Kotlin, which I'm aware has not the most performant compiler at the moment, I basically have a disadvantage right from the start compared to other languages. Moreover, the way the compiler is invoked (with the '-include-runtime' flag) means that I also pay for the time needed to pack the whole Kotlin standard library into the .jar file even if not much is used. This seems pretty unfair and sort of discourages me from writing solutions in any language other than C++ which probably has the fastest compiler from the supported compiled languages. Is there any chance this rule can be reviewed and removed? It actually doesn't seem reasonable to me to limit the compilation time at all (given that you already have the source file size limit), except of course for languages where it's possible to do compile-time work which helps in solving the problem such as C++. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Code Jam" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-code/412db192-cf41-457b-b570-b8f8158d573e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
