Linked Questions
15 questions linked to/from Print a Tabula Recta!
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Print the alphabet without using each vowel
Inspiration: in 1939, a man named Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel called Gadsby without using the letter 'e'.
Your task is to write a set of (up to 5) programs in any language (which has a text-...
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Print/Output the L-phabet
Inspired by George Gibson's Print a Tabula Recta.
You are to print/output this exact text:
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Tips for golfing in Java
Are there any useful shortcuts that can be used in Java?
As shown below, import already adds at least 17 characters to a program.
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Blink the CAPS LOCK
Most computer keyboards feature a small integrated LED light,
indicating the current input mode, as controlled with the CAPS LOCK button.
Your task is to blink it:
Turn it on;
Wait for 0.5 (+/-0.1) ...
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Generate alphabet with 4 copies of each letter
Note that this is not the same as Print the alphabet four times.
This task is to write a program to generate four copies of each letter of the English alphabet, one letter per line, on standard ...
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Now I know my ABCs, won't you come and golf with me?
Write a program or function that outputs this exact text, case-insensitive:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P,
Q, R, S,
T, U, V,
W, X, Y, Z.
(Based ...
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Alphabet Diamond
You've seen the amazing alphabet triangle, the revenge of the alphabet triangle and now it's time for the revenge of the revenge of the alphabet triangle!
Introducing...
THE ALPHABET DIAMOND!
Your ...
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Leyland Numbers
Given a natural number \$n\$, return the \$n\$-th Leyland number.
Leyland Number
Leyland numbers are positive integers \$k\$ of the form
$$k = x^y + y^x$$
Where \$x\$ and \$y\$ are integers strictly ...
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Print the ASCII printable character set
Challenge: Print the entire printable ASCII charset (not just a range!) in order.
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Tips for golfing in vim
I've recently realized how vim works great for golfing, especially for kolmogorov-complexity. Also, according to meta vim is a perfectly acceptable 'programming language' at least, for the scope of ...
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Orientation Oriented Programming
Write a program for a specific language that in different orientations performs different tasks.
Your code should have at least two non-empty lines and at least two non-empty columns and should ...
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Parity of a Permutation
Background
The parity of a permutation, as defined by wikipedia, is as follows:
The sign or signature of a permutation σ is denoted sgn(σ) and defined as +1 if σ is even and −1 if σ is odd.
The sign ...
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I've been alphabet hunting for a while
Y'know, we've had a lot of "alphabet" challenges recently. (one two three four five.) While I love a good challenge, and those challenges were very fun, I think it's time for a change of pace. We need ...
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Alphabet Pattern Matching
We've had a lot of alphabet challenges. For this challenge, you are passed the output of an alphabet challenge, and you need to output the pattern scaled to size N....