Language: C++

//#pragma GCC optimize("Ofast")
//#pragma GCC target("avx")
//#undef LOCAL
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;
using uint = unsigned int;
using ll = long long;
using ull = unsigned long long;
constexpr ll TEN(int n) { return (n == 0) ? 1 : 10 * TEN(n - 1); }
template <class T> using V = vector<T>;
template <class T> using VV = V<V<T>>;

#ifdef LOCAL
struct PrettyOS {
    ostream& os;
    bool first;
    template <class T> auto operator<<(T&& x) {
        if (!first) os << ", ";
        first = false;
        os << x;
        return *this;
    }
};
template <class... T> void dbg0(T&&... t) {
    (PrettyOS{cerr, true} << ... << t);
}
#define dbg(...)                                            \
    do {                                                    \
        cerr << __LINE__ << " : " << #__VA_ARGS__ << " = "; \
        dbg0(__VA_ARGS__);                                  \
        cerr << endl;                                       \
    } while (false);
#else
#define dbg(...)
#endif

template <class T, class U>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const pair<T, U>& p) {
    return os << "P(" << p.first << ", " << p.second << ")";
}

template <class T> ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const V<T>& v) {
    os << "[";
    for (auto d : v) os << d << ", ";
    return os << "]";
}

struct Scanner {
    FILE* fp = nullptr;
    char line[1 << 15];
    size_t st = 0, ed = 0;
    void reread() {
        memmove(line, line + st, ed - st);
        ed -= st;
        st = 0;
        ed += fread(line + ed, 1, (1 << 15) - ed, fp);
    }
    bool succ() {
        while (true) {
            if (st == ed) {
                reread();
                if (st == ed) return false;
            }
            while (st != ed && isspace(line[st])) st++;
            if (st != ed) break;
        }
        if (ed - st <= 50) reread();
        return true;
    }
    template <class T, enable_if_t<is_same<T, string>::value, int> = 0>
    bool read_single(T& ref) {
        if (!succ()) return false;
        while (true) {
            succ();
            size_t sz = 1;
            while (st + sz < ed && !isspace(line[st + sz])) sz++;
            ref.insert(ref.end(), line + st, sz);
            st += sz;
            if (st != ed) break;
        }
        return true;
    }
    template <class T, enable_if_t<is_integral<T>::value, int> = 0>
    bool read_single(T& ref) {
        if (!succ()) return false;
        bool neg = false;
        if (line[st] == '-') {
            neg = true;
            st++;
        }
        ref = T(0);
        while (isdigit(line[st])) {
            ref = 10 * ref + (line[st++] - '0');
        }
        if (neg) ref = -ref;
        return true;
    }
    void read() {}
    template <class H, class... T> void read(H& h, T&... t) {
        bool f = read_single(h);
        assert(f);
        read(t...);
    }
    Scanner(FILE* _fp) : fp(_fp) {}
};

int main() {
    Scanner sc(stdin);
    int n;
    string s;
    sc.read(n, s);
    string t;
    for (char c: s) {
        if (t.empty() || t.back() != c) t.push_back(c);
    }
    cout << t.size() << endl;
    return 0;
}


Compiler output:
a.cc: In instantiation of 'bool Scanner::read_single(T&) [with T = std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>; typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<T, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char> >::value, int>::type <anonymous> = 0]':
a.cc:101:29:   required from 'void Scanner::read(H&, T& ...) [with H = std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>; T = {}]'
  101 |         bool f = read_single(h);
      |                  ~~~~~~~~~~~^~~
a.cc:103:13:   required from 'void Scanner::read(H&, T& ...) [with H = int; T = {std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >}]'
  103 |         read(t...);
      |         ~~~~^~~~~~
a.cc:112:12:   required from here
  112 |     sc.read(n, s);
      |     ~~~~~~~^~~~~~
a.cc:78:23: error: no matching function for call to 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::insert(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::iterator, char*, size_t&)'
   78 |             ref.insert(ref.end(), line + st, sz);
      |             ~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/string:54,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/bitset:52,
                 from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/14/bits/stdc++.h:52,
                 from a.cc:4:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1831:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::iterator std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::insert(const_iterator, size_type, _CharT) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>; iterator = std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::iterator; const_iterator = std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::const_iterator; size_type = long unsigned int]' (near match)
 1831 |       insert(const_iterator __p, size_type __n, _CharT __c)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1831:7: note:   conversion of argument 2 would be ill-formed:
a.cc:78:40: error: invalid conversion from 'char*' to 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::size_type' {aka 'long unsigned int'} [-fpermissive]
   78 |             ref.insert(ref.end(), line + st, sz);
      |                                   ~~~~~^~~~
      |                                        |
      |                                        char*
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1876:9: note: candidate: 'template<class _InputIterator, class> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::iterator std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::insert(const_iterator, _InputIterator, _InputIterator) [with <template-parameter-2-2> = _InputIterator; _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
 1876 |         insert(const_iterator __p, _InputIterator __beg, _InputIterator __end)
      |         ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1876:9: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:78:23: note:   deduced conflicting types for parameter '_InputIterator' ('char*' and 'long unsigned int')
   78 |             ref.insert(ref.end(), line + st, sz);
      |             ~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:2069:9: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::_If_sv<_Tp, std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::insert(size_type, const _Tp&) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
 2069 |         insert(size_type __pos, const _Tp& __svt)
      |         ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:2069:9: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 3 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:2086:9: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::_If_sv<_Tp, std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&> std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::insert(size_type, const _Tp&, size_type, size_type) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]'
 2086 |         insert(size_type __pos1, const _Tp& __svt,
      |         ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:2086:9: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:78:31: note:   cannot convert '(& ref)->std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::end()' (type 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::iterator') to type 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::size_type' {aka 'long unsigned int'}
   78 |             ref.insert(ref.end(), line + st, sz);
      |                        ~~~~~~~^~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1911:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::iterator std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::insert(const_iterator, std::initializer_list<_Tp>) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>; iterator = std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::iterator; const_iterator = std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::const_iterator]'
 1911 |       insert(const_iterator __p, initializer_list<_CharT> __l)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1911:7: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 3 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1939:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::insert(size_type, const std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>; size_type = long unsigned int]'
 1939 |       insert(size_type __pos1, const basic_string& __str)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1939:7: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 3 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1963:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::insert(size_type, const std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&, size_type, size_type) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>; size_type = long unsigned int]'
 1963 |       insert(size_type __pos1, const basic_string& __str,
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1963:24: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::iterator' to 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::size_type' {aka 'long unsigned int'}
 1963 |       insert(size_type __pos1, const basic_string& __str,
      |              ~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1987:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::insert(size_type, const _CharT*, size_type) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>; size_type = long unsigned int]'
 1987 |       insert(size_type __pos, const _CharT* __s, size_type __n)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:1987:24: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::iterator' to 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::size_type' {aka 'long unsigned int'}
 1987 |       insert(size_type __pos, const _CharT* __s, size_type __n)
      |              ~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:2007:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::insert(size_type, const _CharT*) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>; size_type = long unsigned int]'
 2007 |       insert(size_type __pos, const _CharT* __s)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:2007:7: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 3 provided
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:2032:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>& std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::insert(size_type, size_type, _CharT) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>; size_type = long unsigned int]'
 2032 |       insert(size_type __pos, size_type __n, _CharT __c)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:2032:24: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::iterator' to 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::size_type' {aka 'long unsigned int'}
 2032 |       insert(size_type __pos, size_type __n, _CharT __c)
      |              ~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:2051:7: note: candidate: 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::iterator std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::insert(__const_iterator, _CharT) [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Alloc = std::allocator<char>; iterator = std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::iterator; __const_iterator = std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::const_iterator]'
 2051 |       insert(__const_iterator __p, _CharT __c)
      |       ^~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:2051:7: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 3 provided