Julia, 141 bytes
z->(z-=1;a=90;c(k)=(k=big(k);(-1)^(k-1)/factorial(k-1)*(a-k)^(k-.5)*exp(a-k));(z+a)^(z+.5)*exp(-z-a)*(√(2π)+sum([c(k)/(z+k)for k=1:a-1])))
This creates an unnamed lambda function that accepts a real number and returns a real number. It uses Spounge's approximation to compute...
If you're like me, you love pointless things like cowsay. I mean, sure, it's not useful, but it is fun to play around with. Anyways, onto the challenge. You have to make a program that prints something of this format:
___________
< Text here >
-----------
\ ^__^
\ (oo)\___...
Yes, challenges that specifically exclude certain languages or penalize them should be considered off-topic and closed as such
The spirit of this site is to write the shortest code per language for a challenge, not just the overall shortest code. We do not forbid users from posting answers which...
A little over a year ago, we had a discussion on meta about whether the sandbox should be migrated to the main site. The answer suggesting to do so was at +8/-4, but there were no counterarguments in the comments or the other answers (other than "there would be too many answers" which, after the ...
A little over a year ago, we had a discussion on meta about whether the sandbox should be migrated to the main site. The answer suggesting to do so was at +8/-4, but there were no counterarguments in the comments or the other answers (other than "there would be too many answers" which, after the ...
For the sake of my own amusement, I decided to try writing a batch file to calculate Hailstone Sequences. However, I ran into a small problem with some large-ish numbers.
First, the code:
:START
@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
SET /P InputVar="Input Number: "
ECHO.
ECHO %InputVar%
SET ItCount=0
:COLLATZ
S...
The Sandbox does not belong in Main...but so what?
We can make one exception to the rule of "what belongs in Main" for the Sandbox (that is a user defined rule, after all). It's not like putting the Sandbox on Main will bring in a slew of other questions that are technically off topic.
If the S...
I've been made aware that it's possible to lower the reputation threshold required to ask or answer questions on a per-site meta.
A very common complaint about the sandbox is that new users, who are the ones who typically need it most, don't have access to it, due to the minimum 5 reputation req...
Edit 2: See Grace Note's answer.
Edit: Answers may be allowed, so that question-specific sandboxes would be actually on topic, such as attempted for Stack Exchange Quine. It could also enable people to post more detailed comments to proposed questions and potential answers, helping mitigate more...
We all know and love the Sandbox. It's one of our best features. But in the body of the Sandbox, I noticed this:
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The Task
Write the shortest program, that accepts script in brainfuck from STDIN (or equivalent) and outputs to STDOUT (or equivalent) a program written in the SAME language you're using.
For example, if you write in Java, with the input
++++++++++[>+++++++>++++++++++>+++>+<<<<-]>++.>+.+++++++...
The Sandbox really does not belong on Main and should stay on Meta
Let me review the arguments made for moving the Sandbox to main (from the question):
Users with less than 5 reputation can still use the sandbox. (This is the most convincing argument, in my opinion.)
The reputation r...