> Anytime we share challenge problem solutions in the open there is an ethical issue about it
I disagree, in fact, I hate it when I cannot find a solution to certain problem because I don't care about the Internet points but I do care about the learning. Usually when I am solving those coding problems I do it by myself but when I get stuck I want to see the solution right away, analyze it, then open WikiPedia, some books, and understand why the solution is like that, then close the window and try to resolve the exercise by myself once again in 2-3 days. If I cannot find the solution then I get stuck on that step and cannot learn at all (unless I invest a 3x the time to understand the jargon from WikiPedia/books).
CodeWars, for example, does something similar. They let you see the solutions from other participants and people can vote for the best/clever/optimized ones. However, these solutions are still hidden and you can only see them after you solve the exercise by yourself which is still a problem.
I agree with the other comment that there is no ethical issues here, that is just an overreaction.
I disagree, in fact, I hate it when I cannot find a solution to certain problem because I don't care about the Internet points but I do care about the learning. Usually when I am solving those coding problems I do it by myself but when I get stuck I want to see the solution right away, analyze it, then open WikiPedia, some books, and understand why the solution is like that, then close the window and try to resolve the exercise by myself once again in 2-3 days. If I cannot find the solution then I get stuck on that step and cannot learn at all (unless I invest a 3x the time to understand the jargon from WikiPedia/books).
CodeWars, for example, does something similar. They let you see the solutions from other participants and people can vote for the best/clever/optimized ones. However, these solutions are still hidden and you can only see them after you solve the exercise by yourself which is still a problem.
I agree with the other comment that there is no ethical issues here, that is just an overreaction.