Comment by sumnole
17 hours ago
Another to add to the list: Allow flexible naming. For example, drilling the two sum problem requires the user name the hashmap prev_map, but I feel memorizing this sort of stuff detracts from the lesson.
17 hours ago
Another to add to the list: Allow flexible naming. For example, drilling the two sum problem requires the user name the hashmap prev_map, but I feel memorizing this sort of stuff detracts from the lesson.
Good point, and that matches other feedback I am seeing.
You are right that in the current version the checker is still too literal about names and structure. In two sum for example it nudges you toward my map name instead of letting you use your own, which is not what I want to optimise for once you already know the idea.
The plan from here is to keep an editorial mode for people who want to follow the exact solution and add a more flexible mode that accepts your own names and structure as long as it is doing the same job. Over time the checker should recognise what you actually wrote and adapt its objectives and feedback to that, instead of forcing everyone into one naming scheme.