Repeat Evolution
664. Strange Printer
2 attempts over 388 days. This page compares how the solution size, thinking trace, and stuck markers changed between posts.
Timeline Shape
Bars are normalized inside this problem, so the widest bar is the largest attempt in that metric.
Attempt Gallery
Each card is a daily post, with local deltas from the previous attempt.
Attempt 1 · 30.07.2023
hard664. Strange Printer
compact
kotlin
stuck
Minimum continuous overrides by the same character to make a string
Attempt 2 · 21.08.2024
hard664. Strange Printer
standard
rust
90 min
almost gave up
388 days later
lines +3
chars +29
thoughts +9
Minimum continuous replacements to make a string programming
What Changed
Compact generated readout from the first and latest attempts.
+3 lines, +29 chars.
+9 lines between first and latest attempt.
10 lines, 357 chars.
1 stuck attempts, 0 one-liner attempts.