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  "id": 550348,
  "title": "Increased Processing Time for Submission",
  "url": "/competitions/jane-street-real-time-market-data-forecasting/discussion/550348",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2024-12-07T00:26:16.565762200Z",
  "votes": null,
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  "content": "<p>This week, I've observed a significant increase in my submission processing time, which has gone from around 2 hours to as much as 7 hours. The only recent change to my code was the addition of a simple feature engineering step.  </p>\n<p>Is anyone else experiencing a similar slowdown? I've heard that processing times might slow down closer to the end of a competition due to increased activity, but I'm unsure if that's the cause. Could this be affecting everyone, or might there be an issue with my code?  </p>\n<p>Any insights or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!</p>",
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    {
      "id": "3065531",
      "postDate": "12/07/2024 00:26:16",
      "content": "<p>This week, I've observed a significant increase in my submission processing time, which has gone from around 2 hours to as much as 7 hours. The only recent change to my code was the addition of a simple feature engineering step.  </p>\n<p>Is anyone else experiencing a similar slowdown? I've heard that processing times might slow down closer to the end of a competition due to increased activity, but I'm unsure if that's the cause. Could this be affecting everyone, or might there be an issue with my code?  </p>\n<p>Any insights or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "This week, I've observed a significant increase in my submission processing time, which has gone from around 2 hours to as much as 7 hours. The only recent change to my code was the addition of a simple feature engineering step.  \n\nIs anyone else experiencing a similar slowdown? I've heard that processing times might slow down closer to the end of a competition due to increased activity, but I'm unsure if that's the cause. Could this be affecting everyone, or might there be an issue with my code?  \n\nAny insights or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!",
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      "id": "3065543",
      "postDate": "12/07/2024 00:50:55",
      "content": "<p>No, at least from what I'm aware of(actively submitting recently). The cost time are quite consistent. No major change. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "No, at least from what I'm aware of(actively submitting recently). The cost time are quite consistent. No major change.",
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    },
    {
      "id": "3065582",
      "postDate": "12/07/2024 02:41:09",
      "content": "<p>thank you for your response! I still have that issue but I'll dig more into it</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "thank you for your response! I still have that issue but I'll dig more into it",
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    {
      "id": "3066078",
      "postDate": "12/07/2024 16:12:21",
      "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>The only recent change to my code was the addition of a simple feature engineering step.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>“simple step” could be a time consuming step. You should profile the running time.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": ">The only recent change to my code was the addition of a simple feature engineering step.\n\n“simple step” could be a time consuming step. You should profile the running time.",
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    {
      "id": "3066239",
      "postDate": "12/07/2024 21:16:36",
      "content": "<p>Thank you for your response, SLi!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for your response, SLi!",
      "votes": null
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 3065543,
      "author_name": "lihaorocky",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/07/2024 00:50:55",
      "content": "<p>No, at least from what I'm aware of(actively submitting recently). The cost time are quite consistent. No major change. </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3065582,
          "author_name": "arashab",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/07/2024 02:41:09",
          "content": "<p>thank you for your response! I still have that issue but I'll dig more into it</p>",
          "votes": null,
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 3066078,
      "author_name": "shiyili",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/07/2024 16:12:21",
      "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>The only recent change to my code was the addition of a simple feature engineering step.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>“simple step” could be a time consuming step. You should profile the running time.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3066239,
          "author_name": "arashab",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/07/2024 21:16:36",
          "content": "<p>Thank you for your response, SLi!</p>",
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    "3065531": "This week, I've observed a significant increase in my submission processing time, which has gone from around 2 hours to as much as 7 hours. The only recent change to my code was the addition of a simple feature engineering step.  \n\nIs anyone else experiencing a similar slowdown? I've heard that processing times might slow down closer to the end of a competition due to increased activity, but I'm unsure if that's the cause. Could this be affecting everyone, or might there be an issue with my code?  \n\nAny insights or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!",
    "3065543": "No, at least from what I'm aware of(actively submitting recently). The cost time are quite consistent. No major change.",
    "3065582": "thank you for your response! I still have that issue but I'll dig more into it",
    "3066078": ">The only recent change to my code was the addition of a simple feature engineering step.\n\n“simple step” could be a time consuming step. You should profile the running time.",
    "3066239": "Thank you for your response, SLi!"
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