Solution to https://www.codingame.com/ide/puzzle/temperatures

temperatures.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>

using namespace std;

/**
 * Auto-generated code below aims at helping you parse
 * the standard input according to the problem statement.
 **/
int main()
{
    std::vector<int> temperatures;
    
    int n; // the number of temperatures to analyse
    cin >> n; cin.ignore();
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        int t; // a temperature expressed as an integer ranging from -273 to 5526
        cin >> t; cin.ignore();
        
        temperatures.push_back(t);
    }
    
    auto closest_to_zero = [](int l, int r) {
        return abs(l) > abs(r);
    };
    
    std::sort(temperatures.begin(), temperatures.end(), closest_to_zero);

    // Write an action using cout. DON'T FORGET THE "<< endl"
    // To debug: cerr << "Debug messages..." << endl;

    cout << temperatures.back() << endl;
}