The latest articles on DEV Community by tandu-dev (@tandudev). https://dev.to/tandudev https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F390869%2F350b2c23-6830-4836-8375-d2310977d1a6.jpg https://dev.to/tandudev en tandu-dev Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:35:48 +0000 https://dev.to/tandudev/hackerrank-birthday-cake-candles-challenge-6j5 https://dev.to/tandudev/hackerrank-birthday-cake-candles-challenge-6j5 <p>HackerRank has a <a href="https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/birthday-cake-candles/problem">challenge for calculating which birthday candles get blown out</a>.</p> <p>My C# solution looked particularly elegant to me, so I thought I'd show it here:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>public static int birthdayCakeCandles(List&lt;int&gt; candles) { var maxHeight = candles.Max(); var numOfCandles = candles.Count(c =&gt; c == maxHeight); return numOfCandles; } </code></pre> </div> csharp