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PyGamer0

12:00

@UndoneStudios i use vim so i am 420% faster

UndoneStudios

Random Competition: Type out the most digits of pi as you know it

mousetail

I once again misread a challenge before solving it, now trying to find if a challenge exists that matches my answer

UndoneStudios

@mousetail which

PyGamer0

@UndoneStudios 3.141592653589793238462643383

mousetail

This one: codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/80657/parse-a-1d-language My solution assumed polish notation

UndoneStudios

12:03

@PyGamer0 3.1415926535897932384626 and I'm wondering what next

@mousetail thats... 2016.

mousetail

So....

Why does age matter?

(don't take that out of context)

UndoneStudios

@mousetail ~~because it will look gen y~~

oops i took it out of context

my bad

sarcastically laughs

mousetail

I'm looking for challenges to solve with <>< and old challenges are usually simpler, so more doable with esolangs

PyGamer0

@mousetail hehehehe time to do exactly that

UndoneStudios

@mousetail wtf is a <><

mousetail

12:06

Fish

UndoneStudios

fish swimming in a pool fish jumping out of the pool fish being caught in the net fish going back again

Jo King

i think that's a typo, it's actually ><>

mousetail

It's actually
^
v
^

UndoneStudios

Oh now I understand the similarity

it is a fish

is what you want

mousetail

You can use shift+enter to put a line break in your message without sending

UndoneStudios

12:09

Now that I realise it's a fish I feel dumb for asking what would be "wtf is a fish"

DialFrost

@lyxal ur the 1%

mousetail

Anyway enjoy my solution to a problem that doesn't exist: mousetail.github.io/Fish/…

lyxal

@DialFrost no, not really

Jo King

i think there's a language called something like ^v^ pronounced worm, (i can't remember the exact spelling)

lyxal

@DialFrost not at all actually - I'm in the 99% of uni students who do HECS

DialFrost

12:10

@lyxal ah not "really"

UndoneStudios

looks more like a caterpillar

DialFrost

@lyxal HECKS

mousetail

It's actually pretty easy to be top 10% in terms of wealth

lyxal

@DialFrost I kid you not it's actually called HECS

Jo King

higher education... computer science

UndoneStudios

12:11

@mousetail are you? I thought you said you couldn't take a vacation in the Bahamas

mousetail

If you have a computer you are already top 25%

@UndoneStudios I'd rather buy a PC

UndoneStudios

@mousetail than give up codegolf?

mousetail

Than go on vacation to the bahamas

especailly by myself

UndoneStudios

@mousetail oh yeah i remember seeing something abt you having ASD

mousetail

Is that a thing now? ASD people are allergic to beaches?

UndoneStudios

12:14

> beeches

@mousetail no the part about going alone

mousetail

Fair enough

But also ouch

UndoneStudios

ok it's just... going alone seems kinda related to what i raised

UndoneStudios

12:33

yes 2 down, 38 to go

null

@mousetail Fish is good, I wish I know Fish :(

If I know Fish it would be real fun to golf in it

mousetail

@null It's very easy to learn

null

I mean master

mousetail

You don't need to master a language to golf it

null

IDK

mousetail

12:42

The only way to master is to use it a ton

null

mousetail

That's the first and most important step

null

I can only write programs like the Mondrian painting in ><>

mousetail

Just learn the ? operator and you can go wild

null

And when I try to get into the golfing, I fail to make a working program :(

mousetail

12:45

Working program first, then golf a little at a time

null

thx for the advice

mousetail

If you can't figure out how to golf it just post ungolfed

people may give you tips

and sometimes it may actually be optimal already

UndoneStudios

the reason why none of my posts are mine ↑

null

@mousetail Unfortunately, no one even look at my posts

e. g. my two recent GolfScript answers

UndoneStudios

who starred my post

null

12:48

@UndoneStudios Not me

mousetail

@null Probably because there is no obvious improvment

null

@mousetail I don't think so

mousetail

Also sometimes people just don't read a post for no reason

null

I very much believe there is a way better than '"""'/['"']+2%{~}%

@mousetail Sure

mousetail

I said obvious imrpovment

There might be a much better way but it could be a big change

UndoneStudios

12:49

then who

null

It's almost obvious

mousetail

and people don't want to put in the effort

UndoneStudios

it doesnt make sense

null

Just that I don't know GolfScript

so I don't know it

UndoneStudios

@mousetail often me

mousetail

12:50

@UndoneStudios What? I mean people in general not one specific person. Most people won't read any specific post

UndoneStudios

I meant I was one of them

null

I used to try to read every post

But I no longer do now

mousetail

Most posts are in languages I don't know so I don't know how I would read them or judge if they are good or not

null

But it's certainly possible to judge if they are impressive or not

But well

mousetail

How?

UndoneStudios

12:54

by how obfuscated they look

null

But well. To everyone: If all your posts are getting one upvote randomly, during the last period I was active, maybe I did it

mousetail

I can write plenty of obfuscated code that isn't actually short

null

@UndoneStudios Almost exactly

mousetail

And I can't judge if SBCS languages are obfuscated

null

Well not really

Some answers looks like there's clearly much effort put in it

UndoneStudios

12:55

How?

null

Example 1. Every f**king single answer of Kamila Szewczyk

UndoneStudios

Who's Kamila Sze... what?

mousetail

Why do you think those answers are high effort? Looking at this one for example: codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/248563/91213

There's not even a explanation, which isn't needed for a high quality answer but without it how can I tell if it's impressive

UndoneStudios

Me too. That looks like a Literal English answer

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