Repeat Evolution

440. K-th Smallest in Lexicographical Order

2 attempts over 260 days. This page compares how the solution size, thinking trace, and stuck markers changed between posts.

2 attempts

260 days apart

+10 line delta

2 best lines

54 thought lines

1 stuck attempts

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Timeline Shape

Bars are normalized inside this problem, so the widest bar is the largest attempt in that metric.

Each card is a daily post, with local deltas from the previous attempt.

Attempt 1 · 22.09.2024

hard

Solution 2 lines

Thoughts 0 lines

one-liner kotlin

k lexicographically smallest value from 1..n

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Attempt 2 · 09.06.2025

hard

Solution 12 lines

Thoughts 54 lines

compact rust 50 min stuck almost gave up

260 days later lines +10 chars +223 thoughts +54

k-th lexicographical number of 1..n

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Compact generated readout from the first and latest attempts.

Solution size expanded

+10 lines, +223 chars.

Thinking trace expanded

+54 lines between first and latest attempt.

Best snapshot 22.09.2024

2 lines, 96 chars.

Honesty markers 1 stuck

1 stuck attempts, 1 one-liner attempts.