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Code-golf is a competition to solve a particular problem in the fewest bytes of source code.

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Merge two values

Glee, 24 22 20 bytes Idea to append zero taken from Sok’s Pyth solution. =>n,0& *>0\+ >1~ *n\>> =>n,0& *>0\+ <2*n\>> $$<2 instead of >1~ (not > 1) Explanation: a b=>n,0& *>0\+ <2*n\>> a b …
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Merge two values

Q'Nial7, 40 bytes n is OP A B{2>sum(cull A B 0>0)*max A B} n is OP A B{ } operation n with parameters A B (pair of numbers) A B 0 ap …
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The "Do While False" idiom

beeswax, 26 bytes Interpreting 0 as false, 1 as true. E`< D`d"`C`~< _T~T~`A`"b`B Output: julia> beeswax("codegolfdowhile.bswx",0,0.0,Int(20000)) i1 i1 AB Program finished! julia> beeswax("codegolfdo …
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Shortest auto-destructive loop

DUP, 10 bytes (8 chars) Conor O'Brien already wrote the shortest possible solution in FALSE which is also a valid DUP program. DUP is a direct descendant of FALSE and FALSE is almost a complete subse …
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Play the "bzzt" game

beeswax, 148 bytes beeswax was created after the challenge, but why shouldn’t I give the challenge a try anyway? ;) Not golfed to death yet, but it satisfies both requirements: ;pK~gFP{?gp' …
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Shortest auto-destructive loop

Julia, 19 bytes for i=1:2 "a"[i]end The first loop accesses string "a" at index [1], which is char 'a', the second loop tries to access string "a" at index [2] and throws a BoundsError: julia> for …
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Shortest code to produce infinite output

Piet, 3 codels ==> <== here it is ;) Just to make it visible, the same at codel size 10: This program bounces forward and backward, executing: forward direction: 1 PSH (push on stack) OUN (ou …
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Shortest code to produce infinite output

Cardinal, 3 characters .%$ Explanation: . print active value % start pointers here $ jump to x,y = active, inactive value .%$ Pointers spread out in all cardinal directions from every …
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2 votes

Shortest infinite loop producing no output

beeswax, 3 bytes O_O or alternatively j_j or >_< All three create two bees that get reflected back and forth indefinitely.
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Shortest infinite loop producing no output

DUP, 6 bytes [1][]# {infinite while loop} This is a proper and implementation independent solution. Mama Fun Roll’s 2 byte solution only works with the quirkster Javascript …
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1 vote

Shortest infinite loop producing no output

Q'Nial7, 22 bytes WHILE =1 DO 1 ENDWHILE
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Shortest infinite loop producing no output

Cardinal, 2 bytes %$ or $% In Cardinal each pointer carries exactly 2 unsigned 8 bit values, one active, one inactive. Both are initialized to 0 % creates 4 pointers moving in the cardinal direction …
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Shortest infinite loop producing no output

Staq, 2 bytes () ( jump to corresponding ) if the top stack value is greater than 0 ) jump back to corresponding ( if the top stack value is 0 (or if it does not exist)
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Shortest infinite loop producing no output

HPPPL, 16 bytes while 0=0 do end
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Shortest infinite loop producing no output

beeswax, 3 or 4 bytes A real loop (4 byte solution) *PFJ Explanation: * Generate IP, moving to the right. [0,0,0]• P Increment top local stack value. [0 …
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