Challenges - Fixed places for answer making it too easy?

Question

Don't you have a feeling that fixed number of places for answer in challenges make it too easy sometimes?

For example, if the only possible output of the code is * and you have several places for the answer, you just press * as many times as possible. (this is one of the C++ challenges)

Or if you are not sure if the given code will compile at all, having fixed number of places for the answer is certainly a help.

Not very challenging, IMHO.

With best regards
bj

Answer 1

I have encountered the '*' one. It was for a nested for-loop printing a pattern. It would be a real challenge when the character would change for each i :).

Yes, I agree, the challenges aren't too challenging. Plus, we encounter a lot of repetitions when you play C++ challenges more than once in a day.

And, if you take an initiative, and submit difficult questions in quiz factory, you will usually get : 'Too specific' or 'Too many similar questions exist' or 'Declined due to community downvotes' ...

So overall, The situation has become a mess. Its time people join up and clean it...

Answer 2

@ boskojevtic, congratulations for your platinum, thats great 👍😉

Answer 3

yeah, "Too specific" is really a strange down-vote for a C++ question.

what do you expect in C++ challenges? philosophy?

Answer 4

I agree.
It wouldn't be the first time I "auto" fill the text box.

Another example is the loop that adds 2 so it's 2468... till the end of the field.
Unfortunately I these cases we are just skipping / ignoring the conditions and that is not a good thing.