I quite like this new challenge type. It also helps people learn obscure languages - for my answer in K, I just went through [this list on Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programming_languages) and picked out interesting-sounding languages until I found one that worked. Code-golf also makes you learn obscure languages, but only short ones (J, GolfScript, CJam).
We could probably do with a better winning criterion than "most answers" - it's not that bad but I'm sure there are more interesting possibilities out there.
if we can make this challenge type work, maybe we could make a similar one where two teams working against each other try to build up a program? it would need some work though. i've mentioned it before: meta.codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/1677/16402
how about a modification of this where you start with fizzbuzz
and there are two goals: a. to turn it into A b. to turn it into B
and two teams - team A want to make program A etc
the first answer is by team A the second is by B they alternate until one of the objectives is achieved winner=team whose objective is achieved accepted answer= the one which achieved the objective
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write code for a GPS receiver.
Input
The current time, as nanoseconds from the Unix epoch. [EDIT: This is optional, please state whether you require it]
Four satellite signals, in the following format:
The time the signal was sent, as nanose...
Answer 36 - batch
::ah="*#[.>]trac":;cat<<@
echo Hello World!
@
Distance: 7 from the previous answer. :: adds a comment and @ suppresses console output of any command that follows it, thus it doesn't do anything here.
Write a snippet, a function, a programm, ... that is obfuscated in a way that it looks clear at the first sight that it does something else.
For example: write a bit of code that adds two number, but when you ask someone "what does it do?", he will tell you it prints "Hello, World!".
Rules
Th...
New idea: instead of erasing characters in the first line, replace them with something meaningful. For instance, building up a #include in the first line for a future C answer
@Mig I'm sorry, that's a result of me being in an IRC community for a prolonged period where things like that are usually not taken seriously. that's not to say it's your fault, because it's clearly my fault
@Scimonster I advocated for that so existing users couldn't make new accounts and answer again, setting themselves up for future answers. With the rapid answer rate this hasn't really been an issue, but it doesn't hurt.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write code for a GPS receiver.
Input
The current time, as nanoseconds from the Unix epoch. [EDIT: This is optional, please state whether you require it]
Four satellite signals, in the following format:
The time the signal was sent, as nanose...
Answer 33 - H9+
Distance 7 from Answer 33
"*#[.>]trac": "@Hello"+" World!"
Answer 34 - Zsh
ah="*#[.>]trac":;<<@
Hello World!
@
Distance: 7 from Answer 33.
Answer 35 - Dash
ah="*#[.>]trac":;cat<<@
Hello World!
@
Distance 3 from answer 34.
Answer 36 - batch
::ah="*#[.>]trac":;cat<<@
echo Hello World!
@
Distance: 7 from the previous answer. :: adds a comment and @ suppresses console output of any command that follows it, thus it doesn't do anything here.
Write a snippet, a function, a programm, ... that is obfuscated in a way that it looks clear at the first sight that it does something else.
For example: write a bit of code that adds two number, but when you ask someone "what does it do?", he will tell you it prints "Hello, World!".
Rules
Th...
Answer 46 - SAS
Distance 6 from #45
*#ah="*#[.>]trac"cat<<
#&&alert;
put "Hello World!";
