Questions tagged [code-golf]
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Changing the language of a programming language
Some programming languages, like Scratch, have an option to change the underlying human language of the program. Thus code such as define say(direction can be ...
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Using tio.run, how does this C function return a value?
I'd like to shorten my answer below by applying this tio.run technique from this C example. Here's their C example Code ...
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Are there specific types of code golf challenges on this site?
I posted a question in hope of starting a shortest code challenge, but it seems to attract lots of downvotes and the only answer tried to help as a programming problem. One comment on the question ...
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Can the binary representations of argv[n] be used for numeric input?
TL;DR: Is int d = *(int*)argv[1]; allowed to obtain a integer input? A special case of this question: Can numeric input/output be in the form of byte values? This ...
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Maximum code-golf length
If we have a code-golf question that we have a golfed answer to in, say, Python, how long does that program have to be for it to not be a good idea to ask that question/for that to be code-golf (if ...
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Is byte count on TIO valid, specifically for non-ASCII C code?
When I have non-ASCII characters in my C code, TIO counts them as 1 byte. For example, the following C program prints 56 music-related characters on the terminal. Link TIO reports its length as "...
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Is outputting by modifying an input with no modifying access allowed?
Say Round to nicer numbers where it's possible to always output n'=m. I submitted a Javascript solution that does this. I can require input be f(x,n,[m]) and then ...
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Announcing Code Golf Advent Calendar 2022! (+ Event challenge sandbox)
Following last year's event, we're doing Advent of Code Golf Code Golf Advent Calendar 20221! On each day between Dec 1st and Dec 25th (inclusive), a new challenge will be posted at UTC midnight2. It ...
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