codeforces: 1003

codeforces/1003/b.cc

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+//  {{{
+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+
+// https://codeforces.com/blog/entry/96344
+
+#pragma GCC optimize("O2,unroll-loops")
+#pragma GCC target("avx2,bmi,bmi2,lzcnt,popcnt")
+
+using namespace std;
+
+template <typename T>
+constexpr T MIN = std::numeric_limits<T>::min();
+
+template <typename T>
+constexpr T MAX = std::numeric_limits<T>::max();
+
+template <typename T>
+[[nodiscard]] static T sc(auto&& x) {
+  return static_cast<T>(x);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+[[nodiscard]] static T sz(auto&& x) {
+  return static_cast<T>(x.size());
+}
+
+template <typename... Args>
+void pr(std::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) {
+  std::print(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+}
+
+template <typename... Args>
+void pr(std::format_string<Args...> fmt) {
+  std::print(fmt);
+}
+
+template <typename... Args>
+void prln(std::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) {
+  std::println(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+}
+
+template <typename... Args>
+void prln(std::format_string<Args...> fmt) {
+  std::println(fmt);
+}
+
+void prln() {
+  std::println();
+}
+
+void prln(auto const& t) {
+  std::println("{}", t);
+}
+
+using ll = long long;
+using ld = long double;
+template <typename T>
+using vec = std::vector<T>;
+
+#define ff first
+#define ss second
+#define eb emplace_back
+#define pb push_back
+#define all(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
+#define rall(x) (x).rbegin(), (x).rend()
+//  }}}
+
+void solve() {
+  string s;
+  cin >> s;
+  vec<char> S;
+  for (auto e : s) {
+    if (!S.empty() && S.back() == e) {
+      S.pop_back();
+      S.push_back('*');
+    } else
+      S.push_back(e);
+  }
+
+  while (sz<int>(S) >= 2) {
+    if (S.back() == '*' || S[sz<int>(S) - 1] == '*')
+      S.pop_back();
+    else
+      break;
+  }
+  prln("{}", sz<int>(S));
+}
+
+// {{{
+int main() {
+  cin.tie(nullptr)->sync_with_stdio(false);
+
+  int t = 1;
+  cin >> t;
+
+  while (t--) {
+    solve();
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+// }}}