I use backtick all the time for Markdown (SE, Github, some blogging software, personal notes, etc.) and code (Ruby shell exec, Bash (although $() is better), Python 2 repr, etc.). I'd say my least used key would be either Insert/Scroll Lock or one of the right-side modifier keys (right Ctrl, right Alt, right Shift).
@PhiNotPi Oh yeah, there's another uncommon one. (It's the same key as Home on my laptop though. And it's nice to be there so I'm assured that when all else fails, I can always REISUB :P)
what I don't get: why do we hold down modifier keys while pressing the other key? why it doesn't work like the "sticky keys" feature in windows? what's the upside of the current method?
If I (or my kid, or dog, etc) hit Ctrl and don't realize it, there's nothing to indicate that I did, and it would stay sticky until the next key is pressed. The next key I press may not have the intended effect. If I have to hold down modifier keys, that's not an issue.
Currently this is just an idea. I don't know how to check if an answer is complete, so I'm not sure about the winning criterion.
Make a Pi Game Solver
There is already a question to solve the 24 game, where your program should find a way to get 24 using 4 given integers and addition, subtractio...
@PhiNotPi I changed from QWERTZ (German) to QWERTY last summer. It's not as crazy as switching to dvorak, because most of the letters are on the same key, but the symbols are almost completely different... it actually didn't take too long to adapt.
@xnor "So is looking up a method or operator by the string used for it..." I'm not really sure what is allowed then? Are we allowed to use the built-in operators at all? If not you should just say so.
Similar to our threads for language-specific golfing tips: what are general tricks to shorten regular expressions?
I can see three uses of regex when it comes to golfing: classic regex golf ("here is a list that should match, and here is a list that should fail"), using regex to solve computati...
I'll probably write one about avoiding named groups later. It's another one that's obvious in general, but for instance I was quite surprised that you can use unnamed groups for balancing in .NET, so I'll probably use that as an example.
sounds like a plug :D ... it also doesn't really help with golfing, it's just a way to actually use regex in a way that's compliant with PPCG standards
Someone in here told me about a workaround to the 30-day limit, but it didn't work. So while I'm stuck as Bigtoes on PPCG for 30 days, I can still be Geobits in chat :)
Sure, but I was misinformed. Apparently you can't change it back using another site and the "edit on entire network" to get around the timer. Now that I know, I'll do it that way in the future.
I think a regex for "pronounceable" would have too many edge cases to consider. You might be able to do a good heuristic, but I'm sure it won't capture everything unless it's literally a dictionary of exceptions.
English, that is. Some other languages are much more logical :)
@Geobits If you take that stance then the answer is no, a regex that evolves cannot exist.
Tomorrow, a non word could become a word and it would have to be covered. Today, the regex would cover a non word. We'll either be wrong today or we'll be wrong tomorrow.
I'll define words to be "The funny thing about defining my word to be "a" is that suddenly this sentence becomes gibberish. (I'll define words problem solved)"
I would say that, I could make a list of the most common consonant groups and most common vowel groups, and define a pronouncable word to be a word that alternates between them.
@PhiNotPi Like I said earlier, I think you probably could do a decent heuristic, but if you want something definitive it's going to be hard, if not impossible.
@Geobits I like the fact that although the words are hidden unless you answer a survey question, highlighting them shows the length of the individual words, like hangman
I hate booleans named noSurvey or similar. Then you have to do !noSurvey... Why not just call it hasSurvey or showSurvey or something and reverse the logic?
@Rainbolt yes I see those now - thanks. I don't understand why you don't get the survey without an ad blocker. I don't have Chrome but the survey shows on Firefox and internet explorer 11.
A data type named PhiNotPi? Wouldn't that be confusing?
The anagram site seems to give incomplete results. Individual words do not appear in all positions (for example, looking up Teeth Bones returns "Best The One" but not "The Best One")
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I'm not sure how or if this can even work in any language, but I figured I'd toss the idea up here for someone else to flesh out in case it's actually viable.
"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a g...
I'm torn about the size change. I decided on my strategy because the size was just right for a single alternating horizontal line. Not that I expect to win with it, but now it has unnecessary overlaps and oddities caused by the change.
I mean sure, nobody was scoring before, but even with the change there are only scores on 4% of matches. IMO it would just be better to hope for more "active" bots to jump in than to change it midway.
Is there a Visual Studio 2013 extension that displays the size of the current file in bytes and/or characters? It should update while typing, not only when saving.
Currently this is just an idea. I don't know how to check if an answer is complete, so I'm not sure about the winning criterion.
Make a Pi Game Solver
There is already a question to solve the 24 game, where your program should find a way to get 24 using 4 given integers and addition, subtractio...
Similar to our threads for language-specific golfing tips: what are general tricks to shorten regular expressions?
I can see three uses of regex when it comes to golfing: classic regex golf ("here is a list that should match, and here is a list that should fail"), using regex to solve computati...
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
I'm not sure how or if this can even work in any language, but I figured I'd toss the idea up here for someone else to flesh out in case it's actually viable.
"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a g...
The "user feed" page is not rendering properly in Google Chrome (V 3.0.195.25). It looks like a text file with all the html tags and contents.
Is there a Visual Studio 2013 extension that displays the size of the current file in bytes and/or characters? It should update while typing, not only when saving.
