If you're going to forbid certain things, it helps solvers immensely if the tests give accurate failure messages.
When I have a literal string in my solution, I get "Error: You cannot use general math operators, or regex", which points in a totally wrong direction if I also have "&" in it. Because "&" might fall under "math operators such as [+-*/%]".
Be precise, both in specifications and in error messages. "such as" and "some parts" have no place in specifications.
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If you're going to forbid certain things, it helps solvers immensely if the tests give accurate failure messages.
When I have a literal string in my solution, I get "Error: You cannot use general math operators, or regex", which points in a totally wrong direction if I also have "&" in it. Because "&" might fall under "math operators such as
[+-*/%]".Be precise, both in specifications and in error messages. "such as" and "some parts" have no place in specifications.
This has been done. It was called "additionless addition" or something.