When you can solve the same number of problems as your competitor, it is now down to coding skill and ... typing speed.

Try this typing test at https://10fastfingers.com and follow the instructions there on how to improve your typing skill.

You need to familiarize your fingers with the position of frequently used programming language characters, e.g :
braces {} or () or <>, semicolon ‘;’, single quote for ‘char’ and double quotes for “string”, ... .

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