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12:42 AM

Q: Recursively count lines of code, excluding empty lines and comments

Requirement: Write a program (in any language) that recursively counts the number of lines of code in files matching *.sh(starting from the directory that the program is executed in), excluding lines that are empty, only contain whitespace, or are just single-line comments. Output: A single inte...

Pavel

1:09 AM

Guys, hacktoberfest: blog.github.com/…

Downgoat

wait shit it's october what

Destructible Lemon

soon

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ais523

3:42 AM

this answer doesn't comply with the problem specification, as it can output characters outside the ASCII range; I don't have the rep to comment on or flag it, so I'm mentioning it in chat as people are apparently upvoting it without understanding the algorithm

user202729

4:37 AM

Most of the upvoters don't visit chat anyway (I guess?)

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code-golf I'm glad the sandbox exists because I have a few issues coming up with the right wording for this. Background Theoretically, any numeric pattern should exist somewhere in the decimal places of pi. Challenge Given any numeric input, find the index (location?) of the first occurrence...

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11:57 AM

A: Sandbox for Proposed Challenges

PronunciationSort™ We all know of different fancy sorting algorithms, but none of these give us numbers in a way that's easy to pronounce. To remedy this, I propose using PronunciationSort™, the most natural way to sort lists of numbers. Pronunciation The official rules for pronouncing numbers...

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DIDIx13

1:23 PM

Hi is this challenge already been asked ?
Multiply input separated by space

Like 1 2 3 4

Emigna

@DIDIx13 Would definitely be closed as a duplicate yes

AdmBorkBork

We have a "multiply two numbers" challenge.

J. Sallé

@DIDIx13 in short: yes. Also, restricting input is kinda frowned upon, unless the challenge is tailored specifically to that input. You can read more on our consensus on I/O methods.

DIDIx13

1:47 PM

I wanted to see if there was already answers for this question.

J. Sallé

@DIDIx13 well, I can give you at least one in Dyalog APL: ×/

AdmBorkBork

PowerShell -- "$args"-replace' ','*'|iex

J. Sallé

@dzaima Made some changes to the boundary specifications. Anything else you think is unclear?

DIDIx13

@J.Sallé Thanks looks clean I thought about Py answers no esoteric languages only

J. Sallé

@DIDIx13 APL is actually not an esolang (though I can understand why you'd think that). I've never done python though so you'd have to ask someone else

H.PWiz

1:58 PM

@DIDIx13 Probably something like eval(s.replace(' ','*'))

DIDIx13

@J.Sallé Sorry I know APL isn't considered as an esolang (and it's normal), just not the type of answer I was searching for (not the 5bytes or less one :p )

@H.PWiz Much love to you

Nathan Merrill

2:24 PM

We don't have a challenge that involves doing long multiplication with carries

or long addition. In fact, the only long-form, show-your-work style problem we have is division

AdmBorkBork

long-multiplication ascii-art

Doesn't "show" the carries, though, which I think you're getting at.

Nathan Merrill

I'm curious how many answers on that question handle more than 2 digits

because the test cases only give 2

nevermind, it looks like all of them show it, except for the accepted answer

so, there's a good chance they all do

We need more show-your-work challenges. Sorting is the classic example, but there are definitely more applications

Luis Mendo

2:49 PM

More opinions about this?

I don't see how this is a duplicate of Count up folks. As I see it, it's only related. I won't vote to reopen, though, as that would directly unhammer. What do others think? — Luis Mendo 1 hour ago

DJMcMayhem

@LuisMendo I would strongly agree

Luis Mendo

With me or with the dupe-voters?

Nathan Merrill

I agree with the sentiment, but disagree with the avoidance of hammering :)

The comment from Kevin Cruijssen is the real nail in the coffin though

he lists several distinct reasons this challenge is different

Luis Mendo

So you think it should be unhammered?

Nathan Merrill

it already is open

so I don't see what hammer you plan on using

but yeah, I would have just used the hammer

if things turn into a fight, you take it up on meta

Luis Mendo

2:57 PM

Ah, Kevin already unhammered it. Sorry for the noise

Nathan Merrill

I do think this challenge has potential to be closed as unclear, which is why there's so many comments around it

simply because there isn't an exact specification of what rgb() notation or #hex notation is

DJMcMayhem

@LuisMendo Ah, sorry. With you

Nathan Merrill

this is impressive

Poke

I think enough people commented on that challenge that the OP should be able to modify the post so that it's clear what output format is being requested. In the meantime I could see the challenge being closed as unclear since none of the comments are set in stone until the challenge is updated.

AdmBorkBork

3:19 PM

Anyone else having their reputation changes not show up in the title bar? I just realized I have a +1 on an answer that doesn't reflect under the "Trophy" icon. It does correctly show on my Reputation tab on my profile.

nvm, found a Meta post

Luis Mendo

@DJMcMayhem There is some consensus then. Anyway, Kevin already unhammered it

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Removing comments Inspired in this Stackoverflow challenge Given a phrase, remove everything considered as a comment. The words/letter/etc.. considered comments are those between /* and */. Example: given Hello /* world */ output: Hello Input consist in a string. This can be an array of li...

DJMcMayhem

Uh-oh:

To celebrate the Avengers 4 release, we're going to kill half of the Stack Exchange communities at random. We're really hoping Stack Overflow makes it.

Tweeted by Nick_Craver on September 25, 2018 at 2:58 PM

Nathan Merrill

3:34 PM

Are they releasing StackEgg 2.0?

Erik the Outgolfer

4:05 PM

@LuisMendo author of "dupe target" sez: "HOW is that a dupe?!"

Pavel

4:16 PM

@DJMcMayhem Is Avengers 4 coming out soon?

DJMcMayhem

I thought it was spring 2019? Or maybe that was captain marvel and A4 is winter. I have no idea

> May 3, 2019

Captain Marvel is two months before (I promise I can math)

I forgot that April existed for a second there

AdmBorkBork

Yeah, that happens sometimes.

Erik the Outgolfer

some people forget about February in rare occasions

DJMcMayhem

in The Third Stack, Feb 16 '17 at 19:06, by Wheat Wizard

Oh my bad I though April was after February

Never forget

Erik the Outgolfer

so, the months February—April are forgettable

AdmBorkBork

4:20 PM

April is after February, it's just there's a month inbetween.

Erik the Outgolfer

careful with those!

yep, WW meant that he forgot about March, I still remember that

Pavel

I've never thought about it before but you're right

I frequently forget months in the range February-April but never any others

Erik the Outgolfer

.oO( I am right... yeah, my totally facetious comment is accurate for at least one other... )

Luis Mendo

4:33 PM

@EriktheOutgolfer :-D

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J. Sallé

6:42 PM

Gonna post this in a few, any last remarks?

Pavel

> Death is just life's way of telling you you've been fired.

J. Sallé

@Pavel permanently.

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9:46 PM

Q: Regular Expression to find a pangram

Awhile back I encountered a simple programming puzzle to determine whether a string was a pangram, or a perfect pangram. (Although it's worth noting that this particular challenge gave a different meaning than the standard definition of a "perfect pangram," to mean any sentence where every letter...