@MDXF Just because it's a popcon doesn't mean that there shouldn't be a way to determine what makes one answer better. It's just that the way to determine it is subjective. So "design a programming language based on an unsolved conjecture; better answers are answers where the conjecture is baked more firmly into the language" is a good pop-con, and "design a programming language; most creative language wins" is not.
A one instruction set computer (OISC), sometimes called an ultimate reduced instruction set computer (URISC), is an abstract machine that uses only one instruction – obviating the need for a machine language opcode. With a judicious choice for the single instruction and given infinite resources, an OISC is capable of being a universal computer in the same manner as traditional computers that have multiple instructions. OISCs have been recommended as aids in teaching computer architecture and have been used as computational models in structural computing research.
== Machine architecture ==
In a...
@ASCII-only Currently I need to use J⁻×³ι¹±⁰ψ⟲OO⁴ײι to rotate the canvas 180° around a point half-way up the right-hand side, because there's no such thing as C→⁴.
@ASCII-only rotate right 180° with copy works for any height. it makes a copy of the canvas, rotates that 180°, then concatenates on the right of the original
you could implement it for 90° with even height I guess
for odd height you would need to use rotate overlap, so that the middle character is the one being overlapped
Inspired by digital roots, the prime factoral root of a number is the number that emerges when you take the prime factors of a number, add them together, and repeat the process on the resulting number, continuing until you end up with a prime number (which has itself as its only prime factor, and...
@ASCII-only Not sure. If I happen to have some free time, I might remake Proton, or if I'm feeling really ambitious, maybe I'll respec if and make Neutrino, but unless there are parts of the Proton syntax that people really want changed, I actually personally think that Proton's syntax isn't too bad (like especially the function chaining stuff). I might need to change up the OOP a bit, which would technically be a respec but not really enough change for me to rename it.
26 Singers, 26 Letters
code-golf hashing
According to RollingStone, below are the 26 greatest singers of all time:
Aretha Franklin Al Green
Ray Charles Robert Plant
Elvis Presley Mick Jagger
Sam Cooke Tina Turner
John Lennon Freddie Mer...
My friend: I noticed that [this] request header still gets logged Guy he is talking to: Is this something added by the proxy layer above me? My friend: it is in staging, yes Guy he is talking to: Is there a way to avoid logging it? My friend: o.O you're asking me? aren't you the one logging it? are you asking for e.g., a regex to avoid it?
Multiplication between 2 integers can be reduced into a series of addition like so
3 * 5 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 5 + 5 + 5
Exponentiation (raising a to the power b) can also be reduced into a series of multiplications:
5 ^ 3 = 5 * 5 * 5
Therefore, exponentiation can be reduced into a series o...
What is the Sandbox?
This "Sandbox" is a place where Programming Puzzles & Code Golf (PPCG) users can get feedback on prospective challenges they wish to post to the main page. This is useful because writing a clear and fully specified challenge on the first try can be difficult. There is a much...