[thebigspacefuck]

Well shit, I thought doing the challenges there would actually reflect my ability. Now it kinda seems like a waste of time.

[codeN]

Well in practice areas it would if you take it without cheating it will. We do not want to make practice areas competitive in nature. If you want to really get to know your ability or challenge yourselves then I suggest the contests[1]

[1]: https://www.hackerrank.com/contests

[pedrosorio]

Participating in the contests would.