diff --git a/go/height-checker.go b/go/height-checker.go
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+package height_checker
+
+func heightChecker(heights []int) int {
+	// count the heights
+	var counts [100]int
+	for _, h := range heights {
+		counts[h-1]++
+	}
+
+	incorrect := 0
+
+	expectedH := 1
+	for _, h := range heights {
+		for expectedH <= 100 && counts[expectedH-1] == 0 {
+			expectedH++
+		}
+		counts[expectedH-1]--
+
+		if expectedH != h {
+			incorrect++
+		}
+	}
+
+	return incorrect
+}