defmodule HundredDoors do def doors(n \\ 100) do List.duplicate(false, n) end def toggle(doors, n) do List.update_at(doors, n, &(!&1)) end def toggle_every(doors, n) do Enum.reduce( Enum.take_every((n-1)..99, n), doors, fn(n, acc) -> toggle(acc, n) end ) end end # unoptimized final_state = Enum.reduce(1..100, HundredDoors.doors, fn(n, acc) -> HundredDoors.toggle_every(acc, n) end) open_doors = Enum.with_index(final_state) |> Enum.filter_map(fn {door,_} -> door end, fn {_,index} -> index+1 end) IO.puts "All doors are closed except these: #{inspect open_doors}" # optimized final_state = Enum.reduce(1..10, HundredDoors.doors, fn(n, acc) -> HundredDoors.toggle(acc, n*n-1) end) open_doors = Enum.with_index(final_state) |> Enum.filter_map(fn {door,_} -> door end, fn {_,index} -> index+1 end) IO.puts "All doors are closed except these: #{inspect open_doors}"