Task: Kolakoski sequence
C++: #include <iostream>
#include <vector>

using Sequence = std::vector<int>;

std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Sequence& v) {
  os << "[ ";
  for (const auto& e : v) {
    std::cout << e << ", ";
  }
  os << "]";
  return os;
}

int next_in_cycle(const Sequence& s, size_t i) {
  return s[i % s.size()];
}

Sequence gen_kolakoski(const Sequence& s, int n) {
  Sequence seq;
  for (size_t i = 0; seq.size() < n; ++i) {
    const int next = next_in_cycle(s, i);
    Sequence nv(i >= seq.size() ? next : seq[i], next);
    seq.insert(std::end(seq), std::begin(nv), std::end(nv));
  }
  return { std::begin(seq), std::begin(seq) + n };
}

bool is_possible_kolakoski(const Sequence& s) {
  Sequence r;
  for (size_t i = 0; i < s.size();) {
    int count = 1;
    for (size_t j = i + 1; j < s.size(); ++j) {
      if (s[j] != s[i]) break;
      ++count;
    }
    r.push_back(count);
    i += count;
  }
  for (size_t i = 0; i < r.size(); ++i) if (r[i] != s[i]) return false;
  return true;
}

int main() {
  std::vector<Sequence> seqs = {
    { 1, 2 },
    { 2, 1 },
    { 1, 3, 1, 2 },
    { 1, 3, 2, 1 }
  };
  for (const auto& s : seqs) {
    auto kol = gen_kolakoski(s, s.size() > 2 ? 30 : 20);
    std::cout << "Starting with: " << s << ": " << std::endl << "Kolakoski sequence: " 
      << kol << std::endl << "Possibly kolakoski? " << is_possible_kolakoski(kol) << std::endl;		
  }
  return 0;
}

VB: Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices
Imports System.Text

Module Module1

    Class Crutch
        Public ReadOnly len As Integer
        Public s() As Integer
        Public i As Integer

        Public Sub New(len As Integer)
            Me.len = len
            s = New Integer(len - 1) {}
            i = 0
        End Sub

        Public Sub Repeat(count As Integer)
            For j = 1 To count
                i += 1
                If i = len Then
                    Return
                End If
                s(i) = s(i - 1)
            Next
        End Sub
    End Class

    <Extension()>
    Public Function NextInCycle(self As Integer(), index As Integer) As Integer
        Return self(index Mod self.Length)
    End Function

    <Extension()>
    Public Function Kolakoski(self As Integer(), len As Integer) As Integer()
        Dim c As New Crutch(len)

        Dim k = 0
        While c.i < len
            c.s(c.i) = self.NextInCycle(k)
            If c.s(k) > 1 Then
                c.Repeat(c.s(k) - 1)
            End If
            c.i += 1
            If c.i = len Then
                Return c.s
            End If
            k += 1
        End While

        Return c.s
    End Function

    <Extension()>
    Public Function PossibleKolakoski(self As Integer()) As Boolean
        Dim rle(self.Length) As Integer
        Dim prev = self(0)
        Dim count = 1
        Dim pos = 0
        For i = 2 To self.Length
            If self(i - 1) = prev Then
                count += 1
            Else
                rle(pos) = count
                pos += 1

                count = 1
                prev = self(i - 1)
            End If
        Next
        REM no point adding final 
        For i = 1 To pos
            If rle(i - 1) <> self(i - 1) Then
                Return False
            End If
        Next
        Return True
    End Function

    <Extension()>
    Public Function AsString(self As Integer()) As String
        Dim sb As New StringBuilder("[")
        Dim it = self.GetEnumerator()
        If it.MoveNext Then
            sb.Append(it.Current)
        End If
        While it.MoveNext
            sb.Append(", ")
            sb.Append(it.Current)
        End While
        Return sb.Append("]").ToString
    End Function

    Sub Main()
        Dim ias()() As Integer = {New Integer() {1, 2}, New Integer() {2, 1}, New Integer() {1, 3, 1, 2}, New Integer() {1, 3, 2, 1}}
        Dim lens() As Integer = {20, 20, 30, 30}

        For i = 1 To ias.Length
            Dim len = lens(i - 1)
            Dim kol = ias(i - 1).Kolakoski(len)

            Console.WriteLine("First {0} members of the sequence by {1}: ", len, ias(i - 1).AsString)
            Console.WriteLine(kol.AsString)
            Console.WriteLine("Possible Kolakoski sequence? {0}", kol.PossibleKolakoski)
            Console.WriteLine()
        Next
    End Sub

End Module