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16 questions linked to/from Wind me a number snake!
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Cops: Make a regex - Make a snake
This is the cop's thread. The robber's thread is here.
Write a code that takes an input n and creates a n-by-n "snake matrix".
A snake matrix is a matrix that ...
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s-n-a-k-e-a-r-o-u-n-d--->
This ascii-art challenge is about walking around a string like a snake.
s-n-a-k
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d <-' a
n-u-o-r
You will be given a string \$ S \$ of length \$ l \$ and ...
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Number Spiral Problem
A number spiral is an infinite grid whose upper-left square has number 1. Here are the first five layers of the spiral:
Your task is to find out the number in row y and column x.
Example:
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Asterisk spiral
Given the spiral of size S and the step N, output the "square" S*S spiral having ...
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Roll the Alphabet into a Spiral
Write a program or function that, when given n, will print a spiral n characters long made up of the Latin alphabet ...
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Can square tree rings be generated from primes?
Apparently yes! In three easy steps.
Step 1
Let f(n) denote the prime-counting function (number of primes less than or equal to n).
Define the integer sequence s(n) as follows. For each positive ...
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pssssssssssssst
Introduction
This is one is pretty straightforward. We will be drawing a snake in ascii. This was inspired by that old snake game where you have to collect the fruit and you continuously grow.
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Spiral neighbourhoods
If we take the natural numbers and roll them up counter clock-wise into a spiral we end up with the following infinite spiral:
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Alphabet Spiral
You are to write a program or function that outputs this exact text:
OPQRSTU
NQPONMV
MREDCLW
LSFABKX
KTGHIJY
JUVWXYZA
IHGFEDCB
May also be lowercase and trailing ...
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Roll the carpet
This question is inspired by Kevin Cruijssen's question.
Now that the carpet is laid out, we want to roll it. Your task is to write a program that takes a string and returns a spiral made from this ...
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Determine the position of a non-negative number in the infinite spiral
Definition
The infinite spiral used in this question has 0 on the position (0,0), and continues like this:
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Square-unspiral the string!
Given a string, first square it as follows:
First, write the string.
abcde
Next, write the string rotated one left.
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Return Spiral Indexes!
Spirals are cool , so are numbers, and number spirals are even cooler. But what if I want a specific number, in a specific place using xy coordinates...
Challenge
Using an infinite spiral moving ...
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Flattened Spiral Permutation Index
Context
Consider square matrices with n columns and rows containing the first n^2 (i.e. n ...
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Given a grid, starting at the center and spiraling out, and an Position what is the ID?
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Determine the position of a non-negative number in the infinite spiral
Wind me a number snake!
Challenge:
Given a grid, with an ID starting at the center and spiraling out, what is the ID ...
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