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krismaz
Krzysztof Maziarz
What is your best strategy for solving tough Marathon problems?
Set up low-friction local testing, use it aggressively. For any tweak, if local metric improves, git push and move on, otherwise stash for later. Don't look at the public leaderboard too much (local metric should be more reliable).
How do you plan to prepare for the Marathon Match Tournament 2025 Final?
Just wing it :-)
Which skill or area do you think was most critical for your success in this tournament?
Persistence (to squeeze out a few more points even if I'm not doing that well in absolute terms; things add up).
Which coder or competitor do you admire most, and why?
Psycho for beating AI one last time ;-)
What’s your favorite hobby?
Lifting weights
What is your favourite programming language and why?
C++ for competitions (speed), Python for everything else