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Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
1:03 PM
I don't think I've ever flagged 14 comments as obsolete at the same time at the same post anytime before...
 
Business Cat
Business Cat
@ATaco 1-indexed arrays are great
-4
A: Square root a number

Sergii Martynenko JrHaskell, 37 bytes x!n=filter(\z->mod(z*z)n==x)[1..n] Throws exception, if searched number doesn't exists

Should this be deleted?
Evidently 6 people think it doesn't meet the requirement. I don't really know how to test Haskell so I can't see for myself
 
Wheat Wizard
Wheat Wizard
@BusinessCat It should it does not meet the requirements
 
V. Courtois
V. Courtois
rip
 
Business Cat
Business Cat
Alright. Just asked because it's been up for 5 days with no VTDs yet
 
trichoplax
trichoplax
@BusinessCat I'm pretty sure even Haskell can't filter the integers up to the large test cases in under a minute. I've voted to delete without checking because the answer author has made no response in 5 days
 
totallyhuman
totallyhuman
1:17 PM
20
Q: Fraction to exact decimal

orlpWrite a program or function that given two integers a, b outputs a string containing a decimal number representing the fraction a/b exactly. If a/b is integer, simply output the value, without a decimal dot or leading zeroes: 123562375921304812375087183597 / 2777 -> 44494913907563850333124661 8...

code-golf number rational-numbers restricted-time
 
Mayube
Mayube
if ((Boolean.toString(condition).toLower() == "true") == true)
 
totallyhuman
totallyhuman
But braingolf doesn't have floats though
 
Mayube
Mayube
@totallyhuman it doesn't need them, it has arbitrary precision integers. It's still possible to calculate and output the correct answer in Braingolf
 
totallyhuman
totallyhuman
Mm okay
 
PhiNotPi
PhiNotPi
@mınxomaτ I got accepted to the beta program! I think they're just being slow at accepting additional people, not being too picky about who they select.
 
Okx
Okx
1:27 PM
@BetaDecay does it have to be solvable?
 
PhiNotPi
PhiNotPi
It also appears that I have to use some API to access the device, it doesn't have an interactive web version yet.
(Actually that link doesn't seem to be the API, just a description of the device)
I think this is the API, I'll have to check it out and figure out how to run it.
 
Jim
Jim
2:16 PM
Does Charcoal use string compression?
 
Lembik
Lembik
dear grep-xperts. I want to find all duplicates word (such as "the the") in a text document. I have run egrep "(\b[a-zA-Z]+) \1\b" but this doesn't actually tell me what the words are
is there some way to get grep to tell you which words are duplicated?
 
Poke
Poke
sounds like you want something other than grep
or at least "in addition to"
 
Lembik
Lembik
oh :(
I was hoping for command line magic
 
Poke
Poke
well there's still hope there
 
Mayube
Mayube
>grep-xperts
I think you mean grepsperts
 
totallyhuman
totallyhuman
2:22 PM
GrepSports
 
Mayube
Mayube
grerpsperts
 
Lembik
Lembik
@Mayube true
it's only because I have some long lines and it's hard to check them by eye
of course grep should really just highlight the words in the text it shows me :)
 
Poke
Poke
i imagine you could use something like sed <regex>| sort | uniq
 
Mayube
Mayube
just use Vim's search
 
Lembik
Lembik
oh! egrep --color "(\b[a-zA-Z]+) \1\b" cc-paper.tex
solved :)
 
totallyhuman
totallyhuman
2:29 PM
Ü
That's a big mouth though
 
Mayube
Mayube
literally me
 
DJMcMayhem
DJMcMayhem
 
V. Courtois
V. Courtois
wew
 
Fatalize
Fatalize
Well…, and even…
 
Poke
Poke
 
New Main Posts
New Main Posts
2:51 PM
3
Q: Yet Unused Pairs

Wheat WizardLet's define a sequence of positive integers a. We will define the sequence on even numbers such that the result of even numbers is a(2n) = 2a(2n-1). The odd indices of the sequence will be smallest positive integer not yet appearing in the sequence. Here are the first couple terms. 1,2,3,6,4...

code-golf sequence
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
@Cowsquack No that's LOC. I'd need to golf off 3 lines, which wouldn't be hard; I could golf off 30-50 lines just by removing all of the testing code.
 
Adám
Adám
@Cowsquack Why the new name?
 
totallyhuman
totallyhuman
Because cows do quack
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
@EriktheOutgolfer Well yeah it's so that the implicit pyinclude core works because otherwise those statements aren't in the __dir__ of the core file.
I don't know a better way of doing it :P
@Mr.Xcoder I was going to do that after I fixed the 1000000 bugs :P
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
well, I dunno why you have to do like that anyways
why not just...not always use pyinclude core or something?
 
Mayube
Mayube
3:07 PM
4gb of coredumps on my server, hmm
1 2g file and then 2g of 1.3M files
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
@EriktheOutgolfer then I need to explicitly define all of those functions in interpreter.py which isn't any better...
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
that's maybe why you have all those bugs ;)
I mean, instead of using core.input, use input for example
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
No but pyinclude module is equivalent to from module import *.
So it is input rather than core.input :P
pyimport module is equivalent to import module. :P
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
oh you mean inside positron
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
yes
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
3:20 PM
(which is really python that looks like mathematica lol)
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
><
 
V. Courtois
V. Courtois
thanks for the chal @Mr.Xcoder :)
wip
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
what about the function syntax tho
and codeblocks 
if (condition) then {
    // Do stuff
} elif (condition) then {
    // Do stuff
} else {
    // Do stuff
}
while (condition) do {
    // Do stuff
}
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
that looks like both sh and c
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
foreach (iterable) do {
    // Do stuff with $1
}
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
3:21 PM
and that looks like ruby
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
func = function {
    // Do stuff; $0 is all arguments; $1... are the individual arguments
}
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
(the each part mostly)
 
Business Cat
Business Cat
Personally I'm not a fan of elif I prefer else if
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
@BusinessCat stack overflow happens this way
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
you can chain a bunch of elifs together but with else if it's essentially:
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
3:23 PM
also elif is golfier ;)
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
if a:
    # do stuff
else:
    if b:
        # do stuff
    else:
        if c:
            # do stuff
then again, the way I designed my language, elif is essentially the same thing as ^
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
it shouldn't should it?
basically this: 
if a: # true1
elif b: #true2
else: #false
isn't theoretically the same as
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@HyperNeutrino Why did you stop working on Anyfix?
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
if a: # true1
else:
 if b: #true2
 else: #false
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
@Mendeleev Anyfix notation doesn't work well
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
3:25 PM
@HyperNeutrino well, I mean
the point was to make it work well
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
also who is James--Smith?
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@EriktheOutgolfer HyperNeutrino's alt
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
@EriktheOutgolfer Yeah they're different but the internal representation in my language is essentially that
@Mendeleev I don't have an alt. That's alexander-liao's alt.
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
I think
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
I don't have an SE alt
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
3:25 PM
@HyperNeutrino ...
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
well actually I do now
I recreated one
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
how about NeutrinoBot?
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
It's NeutrinoBot though
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@HyperNeutrino The person, not the SE account
@HyperNeutrino ninja'd
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
><
James--Smith was my name for everything before I decided not to care about hiding my name from public sources. I don't know why it continues to push from James--Smith even though I sign in with alexander-liao when doing git push [-u origin master].
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
3:27 PM
@HyperNeutrino because git config
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
oh
how do I use git config
 
SEJPM
SEJPM
@HyperNeutrino you perform five different arcane rituals, which involve sacrificing your first born, to satisfy the git gods, then and only then you have a slim chance of being able to get git or any sub-commands working :p
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
hm ok
I will have to wait a while then
;P
 
Dennis
Dennis
100 rep too late...
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
Congrats! :D
 
Dennis
Dennis
3:35 PM
Also, looks like there's a badge I should go get.
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
Yes :P
I've had Inquisitive at 29/30 for a couple of weeks now. I haven't asked a single question for a while apparently o0
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
OMG @Dennis Congrats!
 
DJMcMayhem
DJMcMayhem
Congratulations @Dennis!
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
@Dennis congrats
 
SEJPM
SEJPM
Is it considered a duplicate if I make a code-golf challenge that asks to implement Pollard-Rho factorization (I'd give a full spec of course), given this challenge already exists? codegolf.stackexchange.com/q/131539/55329
@Dennis congrats!
 
Business Cat
Business Cat
3:38 PM
Congrats!
 
DJMcMayhem
DJMcMayhem
Hmm, there's like 5 different gold badges I'm super close to getting
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
hm looks like there are 0 gold badges that I'm going to get anytime soon :P
 
Dennis
Dennis
@all Thanks! #pinggolfing
 
SEJPM
SEJPM
@Dennis You still have a quite a way ahead if you want to reach bear-level dominance over PPCG.SE :p security.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1412/71460 security.meta.stackexchange.com/q/2118/71460
 
Dennis
Dennis
Heh, I didn't even have to click the link to get that. ;)
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
3:41 PM
@Dennis hmm...kinda failed starbait I see
you had to tap the link it seems though
 
SEJPM
SEJPM
@Dennis (assuming of course MartinEnder isn't your sockpuppet :p )
 
Dennis
Dennis
@EriktheOutgolfer Nah, I used to be active on Crypto.
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
erm, that's not crypto
 
SEJPM
SEJPM
@EriktheOutgolfer the bear is also well-known on crypto
 
Dennis
Dennis
But I know him from Crypto.
For some reason, I used to be one of Crypto's top users. Got the swag and everything.
 
SEJPM
SEJPM
3:45 PM
Right now you need to have about 1.7k rep to be on the first two pages on Crypto
and that's the criterion for getting swag upon graduation
 
DJMcMayhem
DJMcMayhem
I used to be a top user on ELL (English Language Learner's)
 
Dennis
Dennis
I have 1,661, which used to be enough.
 
SEJPM
SEJPM
so yeah, Crypto kinda has a lack of high-rep users
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
like most sites apparently
 
SEJPM
SEJPM
@EriktheOutgolfer not every site has as many As as PPCG ;)
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
3:46 PM
ppcg is nothing in front of so
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
How can I set the recursion limit higher in Python? Something like sys.setrecursionlimit(..) but i don't think this and import sys is enough
 
Dennis
Dennis
Well, getting rep on PPCG is comparatively easy.
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
@Dennis not for everybody...;)
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
It is much easier
 
Dennis
Dennis
@Mr.Xcoder That's it, but you might need to increase the stack if you set it too high.
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
3:48 PM
Oh, right
 
Dennis
Dennis
@EriktheOutgolfer Comparatively. It's easier here than on SO or SU.
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
(why almost every starbait of mine fails >_<)
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Dennis Congrats!
 
SEJPM
SEJPM
here you "just" have to solve programming challenges ;)
(or pose them)
 
Dennis
Dennis
PPCG challenges oftentimes wind up in the HNQ. After that, it's votes for everybody.
 
SEJPM
SEJPM
3:51 PM
@Dennis I think the insane amount of average As to Qs make them wind up on HNQ most of the time
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
(up)votes
fortunately no downvotes, closevotes, or even deletevotes
 
Dennis
Dennis
@SEJPM Yep. PPCG questions oftentimes get 10 answers within minutes of being posted.
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@EriktheOutgolfer Say that to "test if two numbers are equal"
I think it's sitting at +2/-28
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
well I don't think the -28 is because of hnq
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@EriktheOutgolfer It never was on hnq, it was o bad
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
3:54 PM
basically I don't think you can downvote immediately after you register
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
Most of my challenges that were upvoted got on hnq
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
I think my xkcd has half of the upvotes because the question was present in HNQ
@Mendeleev Nice, got your laptop 💻 back!
 
Erik the Outgolfer
Erik the Outgolfer
@Dennis if they're too trivial they get around 40 in less than 5 minutes
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Mr.Xcoder Um
I don't get it
Oh, yeah, that!
Yeah, that happened. Actually a few days ago. I upgraded its screen and keyboard and stuff
so its screen is now the same resolution as my desktop computer's screens (1440x900) :P
By the way, take a look at this:
It was a post I made on /r/battlestations
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
Damn, your click bait got me!
 
DJMcMayhem
DJMcMayhem
3:59 PM
Your monitor choices pain me
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
@Mendeleev What a layout
My whole layout is my Mac 💻, and my phone just in case
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
@Mendeleev what linux distro/dm/theme are you using on left-most monitor
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Downgoat Same on all monitors and computers. I'm using Arch, GNOME, Arc Dark with Arc system icons and Numix Circle app icons
Font is 10.5 point Roboto
 
Jim
Jim
@Mendeleev This mousepad is just ridiculous
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@DJMcMayhem I got them all under $12 so they don't match :P
@Jim Why?
The "employee referrals" one?
 
Jim
Jim
4:04 PM
@Mendeleev It is overly too small
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Mr.Xcoder Why emoji?
@Jim Is it? I haven't noticed that it's small...
 
DJMcMayhem
DJMcMayhem
But 1080p is soooo much nicer
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
Keyboard prediction
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
Then again, I've been using it for a year so I'm probably just used to it
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
I don't even have a mouse!
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
4:05 PM
@DJMcMayhem I don't have the like $400 to upgrade all three to 1080p, and I would not want mismatched monitors
@Mr.Xcoder I'm sorry
 
Jim
Jim
@Mendeleev You need something, like, 3 times bigger :p
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Jim ehh this is ok
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
@Mendeleev I am not sorry 😐
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Mr.Xcoder :P
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
@Mendeleev :| you can get 3 1080p monitor for just $400? O_o
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
4:09 PM
@Downgoat I was at costco yesterday and they have 24" LG IPS 1080p monitor for $130. Add in sales tax and you get about 430, but without sales tax it's 390
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
Owow I was plan on getting 1 2880x1440 monitor for $490 am I bring ripped off
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
> 2880x1440
wat
 
Mayube
Mayube
@Downgoat I was looking for 120hz monitors last night and found an Acer 23" 1080p 144hz monitor for $180
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
What do you all like about monitors?
 
Mayube
Mayube
@Mendeleev it's double 720p
@Mr.Xcoder being able to see what my computer's doing, mostly
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
4:11 PM
Isn't one screen enough??
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Mayube so 2560x1440?
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
@Mendeleev yes that is you :P
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Mr.Xcoder my ideal monitor is 1440p 144hz ips
 
Mayube
Mayube
@Mendeleev 21:9?
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Downgoat Kek
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
4:11 PM
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Mayube no, 16:9
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
4:3 is best :P
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
Yea but that look ugly and have giant bezels:(
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
no u
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
4:14 PM
> $799.99
 
PhiNotPi
PhiNotPi
21:9 is just 7:3 in disguise
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@PhiNotPi yes this
and "16:10" is 8:5
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
Wtf if I get monitor 2" smaller it is half the price
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
I think people just want to compare then to 16:9
@Downgoat send pls
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
4:16 PM
26
Q: Is this a candidate Calvin Number?

DoorknobThis challenge is a tribute to our Legendary Challenge Writer™, Calvin's Hobbies — now renamed to Helka Homba —, in the same spirit as Generate Dennis Numbers. Calvin is a pretty impressive contributor to PPCG, with the 6th most reputation overall and probably indisputibly the best challenge wri...

code-golf number sequence
look at feersums answer (deleted, 2k users only)
2
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
:/ why no onebox
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
@cairdcoinheringaahing I'll take a look at it
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Downgoat no not link. send me the actual monitor. i want a screen :P
/s
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
Oh send 20,000 tin cans and I'll purchase and send
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@cairdcoinheringaahing Lol
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
4:18 PM
><
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
@cairdcoinheringaahing Pfff
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
I just found the bug in my program
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
>_>
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
it's because I was reusing a variable name
index refers to the current instruction
but then I used it in a for loop ><
 
Business Cat
Business Cat
Use i instead of index much golfier
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
4:19 PM
I used k instead because I think i is another variable
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
I really want to star spam because I've never done it before and its forbidden, but must resist urge
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino

Sandbox

Where you can play with chat features (except flagging) and ch...
5
Have fun starspamming there!
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
@cairdcoinheringaahing I see it's now a comment.
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@cairdcoinheringaahing I did it about a year ago. seems more fun than it is EDIT: NOT ANY MORE PLEASE NO SUSPEND ;-;
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@HyperNeutrino its mainly the reaction
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
4:20 PM
(by the way don't say that, because now if someone starspams, people may think it's you)
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
@cairdcoinheringaahing why would you even feel an urge to do this evil thing I don't understand are you sheep :P
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
@Mendeleev the suspension is hardly worth it, huh
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@HyperNeutrino yeap
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
@Mendeleev brb permanently suspending
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Downgoat yaaaaaay
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
4:21 PM
O_o isn't that bad thing
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Downgoat is sarcasm
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
wait why is Downgoat still a Sandbox RO
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
Don't frame me! I must leave, to avoid suspicion ¬_¬
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
@HyperNeutrino ssshhhh don't say so loud
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
DOWNGOAT IS A SANDBOX RO!!!!!
better? :D
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
4:23 PM
Much
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
Nice
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
:O is your doggo?
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
(The dog)
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@Mendeleev why?
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
4:24 PM
lol you've been framed
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@Downgoat is the profile picture lol
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
Oh >_<
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
@Downgoat No it's a goat
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
Those were some quick stars
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
... did you just make the goat your scapegoat
2
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
4:25 PM
I forgot to star my own dog. Don't kill me noooooo...
 
Mendeleev
Mendeleev
@cairdcoinheringaahing What does your username mean?
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
@cairdcoinheringaahing Your puppo is a starbait
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
But it's sooo cute
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
Question: in maths, how would you represent a node's parent on a tree
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
4:30 PM
What happened to programmer5000?
Voting stuff?
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
yes
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
Oh
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
if you look at the profile
it says "suspended for voting irregularities until July 15"
but best not to talk about it
 
Dennis
Dennis
@HyperNeutrino brb fixing
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
I am far too lazy to open a new window
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
4:31 PM
@Dennis lol k
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
And go to users, and then type progra... and then click and then read.... Too much effort
 
Business Cat
Business Cat
You could be using that effort to remove bytes from code
 
Mr. Xcoder
Mr. Xcoder
My code?
If so, good point @BusinessCat
But TNB is like a magnet
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
 
Downgoat
Downgoat
@cairdcoinheringaahing s/goats and //
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
4:36 PM
@Downgoat scotland be crazy
 
Business Cat
Business Cat
If in a language I'm using ø to mean an empty array, is there a good character for an empty string?
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@BusinessCat the capital?
 
nmjcman101
nmjcman101
epsilon?
 
Adám
Adám
@BusinessCat "
 
Jim
Jim
From what I remember, epsilon and ø both mean "empty set", but in math and computer science respectively
I could be wrong though
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
4:41 PM
ø for empty array, Ø for empty string
ninja'd ><
 
Business Cat
Business Cat
@Adám I actually could do that, since strings are in “curly quotes”
 
nmjcman101
nmjcman101
Wikipedia says In formal treatments,[1] the empty string is denoted with ε or sometimes Λ or λ. But obviously that's only for formal language theory
 
Adám
Adám
@BusinessCat Why are you using the Nordic letter instead of a proper empty set symbol ∅?
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@BusinessCat stealing from Jelly?
 
Business Cat
Business Cat
Let's go with "inspired"
 
DJMcMayhem
DJMcMayhem
4:42 PM
I never realized there are so many: ø Ø ∅
 
Adám
Adám
 
Business Cat
Business Cat
@Adám No reason in particular, but more fonts support it and it's potentially easier to type
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
I just saw the starboard with the picture of my dog 20 mins ago.
 
Adám
Adám
@BusinessCat Do you have an empty list also, or is that the same as an empty array?
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
Time flies when you're talking to random strangers you have never and will never meet
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
4:45 PM
@cairdcoinheringaahing never is a strong word
 
Business Cat
Business Cat
@Adám I meant list when I said array
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@HyperNeutrino well I have family in Canada...
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
ah I see
I know a mod who lives only like an hour away from me
 
Adám
Adám
@BusinessCat APL uses ⍬ for empty list and '' for empty string. " looks like ''
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
PPCG or any other non-important site?
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
4:46 PM
they used to live in the same city as I currently live in (but maybe not when I lived there)
@cairdcoinheringaahing Open Source
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@HyperNeutrino imagine being neighbours with Dennis or Martin without realizing it
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
lol
 
Adám
Adám
@HyperNeutrino I work only 20 mins away from Jon Skeet.
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
:o
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@Adám just being in the same county as Jon Skeet is enough to make me better at coding
 
Adám
Adám
4:48 PM
@cairdcoinheringaahing I pass through his hometown on my way home from work…
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@Adám accidendentally meeting on the train: "Wha wha wha head explodes"
Are there APL questions on SO?
 
HyperNeutrino
HyperNeutrino
@Adám but not on your way to work?
 
Adám
Adám
@cairdcoinheringaahing Could totally happen.
@HyperNeutrino No.
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@HyperNeutrino Britain is weird at transport
ever since Brexit...
 
Adám
Adám
@cairdcoinheringaahing stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/apl Funny enough, there is not a single unanswered APL question on SO!
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
4:51 PM
I made my profile picture better!
 
Adám
Adám
@cairdcoinheringaahing The answers there sound more like a yes to me.
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@Adám each to his own
 
Adám
Adám
@cairdcoinheringaahing Anyway, I'm not intending to learn J or K anytime soon.
 
DJMcMayhem
DJMcMayhem
@cairdcoinheringaahing What are you talking about? That is clearly answered
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@DJMcMayhem I really dislike APL. Like more than I dislike Trump. Which is saying something
 
DJMcMayhem
DJMcMayhem
4:57 PM
... OK?
 
Adám
Adám
@cairdcoinheringaahing Wow. APL puts your physical wellbeing in danger?
 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
@Adám no but neither does Trump. His hands are too small to press the red button
 
Adám
Adám
@cairdcoinheringaahing I was more thinking gradual effects like illnesses, pollution, global warming, economy, health care.
 
totallyhuman
totallyhuman
that's... uhm this might not be the right place for that
 
DJMcMayhem
DJMcMayhem
@cairdcoinheringaahing A quick reminder:
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A: Does the Be Nice policy require SE users to "be nice" to people who are not SE users (e.g. public figures)?

Shog9Let's read that "be nice" policy: Whether you've come to ask questions, or to generously share what you know, remember that we’re all here to learn, together. Be welcoming and patient, especially with those who may not know everything you do. Oh, and bring your sense of humor. Just in case. ...

 
caird coinheringaahing
caird coinheringaahing
4:59 PM
@Adám like this?
and fine. I've gtg anyway
 
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