On D in competitive programming

[Timon Gehr]

On 30.07.2018 21:44, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> On 7/28/18 3:51 PM, Ivan Kazmenko wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>> I wrote a post with my general reflections on using D in competitive 
>> programming.
>> Mostly compared to C++, since that's what more than 90% of people use 
>> for it.
>> The post is tailored to cover only the competitive programming specifics.
>>
>> http://codeforces.com/blog/entry/60890
>> (en+ru, the language switch is at the top)
>>
> 
> Good read.
> 
> a lifetime ago, I competed using topcoder (and wrote a bunch of problem 
> sets for them too). Topcoder had a "challenge" phase, where you could 
> challenge the solutions of others.
> 
> Is there anything like that in codeforces, and if so, is D an advantage 
> as a "somewhat obscure" language (i.e. competitors can't always 
> understand your code)?
> 
> Just curious :)
> 
> -Steve

On codeforces it's called "hacks", but it happens during the contest. 
Therefore, if your solution were to be "hacked" it would actually likely 
be good for you because you get a chance to fix your code before the 
contest ends.