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Encode a program with the fewest distinct characters possible,

The goal is to write a program that encodes an other program (input) with the fewest character possible. Scoring The score is equal to the different number of characters needed for the output. ...
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Compile Regexes

In this task you have to write a program that reads a regular expression and generates another program that outputs whether an input string is accepted by that regular expression. The output must be a ...
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Generate ASCII wilderness map

Generate an ASCII wilderness map. Example output: ................^^^^ ..................^^ ...^^^^........o.... .....^^^^........... .................... ........o....TT..... ..TTTT.............. ...
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Lorem Ipsum Random Code Generation

An IDE developer has hired you to write a program that generates (by printing to stdout) n lines of randomly generated code. They will use your program to create sample code for use in marketing their ...
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Create a multi-level 5x5x5 Labyrinth with only one solution

The aim of this challenge is to create the shortest code (in characters) that successfully do the following: Specifications: Must create a 5x5x5 labyrinth with exactly 1 possible solution (no more, ...
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Generate a random program in your favorite language

We all heard of testing compilers using randomly generated inputs. Your task is to write a program to generate a valid program (including no undefined behavior) in your favorite language. The ...
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Find all number pairs that sum to 121212

This problem is quite easy to do by brute force. In fact, it'll be reasonably fast to brute force as well. But where's the fun in that? The Problem Produce a list of all unique 5 digit number ...