Always choosing the best-connected remaining node isn't always the best strategy. Consider the following problem set: 
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1011 2010
1012 2010
1013 2010
1021 2020
1022 2020
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1033 2030
1041 2040
1042 2040
1043 2040
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Draw it out as a graph, and it's obvious that the least number of delegates required is 5.

In reply to Re: Perl Solution to Spotify Programming Puzzle by argggh
in thread Perl Solution to Spotify Programming Puzzle by ::rml::

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