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Re:Launch HN: Edlyft (YC W20) – Paid Support Program for CS ... by nulptr on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @03:27PM (#22806594)
Out of curiosity, what software were they using to catch cheating?

Was it MOSS (https://theory.stanford.edu/~aiken/moss/)?

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Re:Launch HN: Edlyft (YC W20) – Paid Support Program for CS ... by Der_Einzige on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @10:57PM (#22809628)
You know, it's really easy to get around MOSS. You can just run it on your own code and figure out when it gives a result that appears to be "not cheating". That number will depend on how much starter code your assignment involves.

Like seriously, MOSS just filters out the kids who are bad at cheating from the ones who are good at it.

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Re:Launch HN: Edlyft (YC W20) – Paid Support Program for CS ... by asselinpaul on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @06:46PM (#22808300)
Penn uses MOSS
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