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22 questions linked to/from Produce the number 2014 without any numbers in your source code
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Coffeescript Generates 2014 [duplicate]
The following Coffeescript produces the number 2014 by loading the hexidecimal value 0xFBC and zero shifting it 1 bit to the right. In Coffeescript, "no" = 0 and "on"=1.
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"Hello, World!"
So... uh... this is a bit embarrassing. But we don't have a plain "Hello, World!" challenge yet (despite having 35 variants tagged with hello-world, and counting). While this is not the most ...
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Most creative way to display 42
Douglas Adams was born on March 11, 1952, and died when he was just 49. In honor of this wonderful writer, I challenge you to display 42 in the most creative way possible.
You could print it in the ...
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Create output twice the length of the code
The Challenge
Write a complete program that writes twice as many bytes to standard output as the length of the program.
Rules
The program must write ASCII characters to the standard output.
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Code Golf Christmas Edition: How to print out a Christmas tree of height N
Given a number N, how can I print out a Christmas tree of height N using the least number of code characters? ...
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Reimplementing square root [duplicate]
Define a function, s, which takes a number and returns the square root.
No use of library functions, such as Java's Math.sqrt() or PHP's built in sqrt(), allowed.
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Calculate golden ratio
Write the shortest code, in number of bytes, to display, return, or evaluate to the golden ratio (that is, the positive root of the quadratic equation: \$x^2-x-1=0\$, approximately
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Tips for golfing in 05AB1E
Do you have any tips for code-golfing in 05AB1E, a golfing language created by Adnan?
Your tips should be at least somewhat specific to 05AB1E.
Please post one tip per answer.
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Determine whether a number is 2017-friable without primes in your source code
Out of all the years I've been making this challenge, 2017 is the first year that's been a prime number. So the question will be about prime numbers and their properties.
Your task is to produce a ...
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Recycling for the New Year
A good resolution for 2015 is to live more sustainably. We'll start by recycling. Recycling code, that is!
Your task is to print the number 2015 to STDOUT, with or ...
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number of answers and comments
Write a software that prints on stdout the number of answers and the number of comments(visible and collapsed of question and answers) of this question/page.
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Build interpreter for non-existent language
Build an interpreter for a fake, stack-based language that gets an input, interprets it, and outputs the result as an array of numbers. It should iterate through each byte and perform a different ...
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Anti-golfscript anti-golf: create a task where GolfScript or J is outgolfed by your (conventional) lang [closed]
You need to make three things:
Statement of a task, T.
Solution of the task in language not typically used for golfing, A.
Solution of the task in language typically used for golfing, B. Don't try to ...
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Happy new year string builder
This question is inspired by this awesome answer.
The challenge is to write a program or function which takes in a positive integer, and outputs "Happy new year to you" or a slight variation ...
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