The Nineteenth Byte

Bbrk24

00:35

What's the most cursed thing you've ever seen in a package.json? Because I unironically have this

"start": "node -e \"(e => e().use(e.static('.')).listen(3000))(require('express'))\""

noodle man

00:59

@Bbrk24 why wouldn't you just move it to another file?

Bbrk24

I just need a static file host for local testing some things

I literally don't use express for anything else

here's the full package.json if you want to look

Bubbler

python -m http.server 3000

Bbrk24

01:15

I actually don't have python, I have python3.11. Thanks apt.

I did stick alias py=python3.11 in my bashrc so I don't have to type that out every time

Bbrk24

02:34

So I recently started spellchecking my code, and I've fixed most of it, but there's still two variables it's complaining about. I'm not sure what to rename them to

static std::default_random_engine reng((std::random_device())());
static std::uniform_int_distribution<int32_t> rdist(INT24_MIN, INT24_MAX);

Bubbler

03:19

re or engine / dist or distrib or uniform_int?

Bbrk24

04:03

The only time I actually use them is in the call rdist(reng)

Unrelated String

lol nice

could always just expland the r to random :P

Bbrk24

04:24

the spellchecker accepts distr so I'm using that and engine

Also, I have realized that I don't have gcc but I do have two different clangs

Bubbler

05:01

clang.clone()

Neil

how many clangs in a cacophony?

Bubbler

0, because "cacophony".count("clang") == 0

PlaceReporter99

07:50

@Neil I stick a pen through it and use it as a pen holder (if I did have one)

The Thonnu

08:52

What's wrong here? It works, just like the other answers that use the same method, but somehow it has a downvote.

mousetail

10:33

@TheThonnu I'm guessing it's just because people are tired of seeing the same technique over and over again

PlaceReporter99

10:44

@TheThonnu my answer got downvoted as well despite not using the same method @mousetail . It might be serial voting...

or maybe mine was just too long.

I'm thinking 65% chance it's the latter

New Posts

10:58

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Q: Maximum of number of elements in an array sum up to target

given an array of numbers {2, 3, 5, 5} and a target say 10. we have to find the maximum number of elements that sum's up to a given target. return 0/-1 if not possible to get the target sum. we have to consider each element only once. I know the DP approach for the variation of this problem where...

mousetail

Does this look OK to others? codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/262711/…

Sandbox Posts

11:15

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A: Sandbox for Proposed Challenges

Python: *args or **kwargs? Is it a regular argument or a keyword argument? In Python, there are two types of specifying arguments to a function: Regular argument (arg): f("regular argument") Keyword argument (kwarg): f(keywordarg="keyword argument") Keyword arguments in Python always are in the ...

PlaceReporter99

@NewPosts I accidentally flagged that

@SandboxPosts is 1 downvote in less than 1 minute normal for a sandbox post?

mousetail

Why wouldn't it be?

Bbrk24

11:37

my sandbox post was never downvoted

mousetail

@SandboxPosts Regex, 29 bytes: ^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]* *=(?!=)

Bbrk24

what about underscores? Also, if you allow underscores, it's shorter overall: ^[a-zA-Z_]\w* *=(?!=)

mousetail

Oh nice

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Q: Landmine Number V

Background You have again x4 been given the task of calculating the number of landmines in a field. But this time, the field is not a number field... it's a field of letters. Our landmine letter operator is sick and requires you to cover for them. They left you the following note: Things work a l...

code-golf

The Thonnu

@mousetail looks exactly like the screenshot in the comment on Chrome Android (on mobile)

PlaceReporter99

11:57

@Bbrk24 aren't underscores ascii?

mousetail

They are

Bbrk24

12:09

@Iamkindofalanguagedev they are, which is why I asked. Mousetail's answer didn't accept them.

Neil

12:45

@Bbrk24 ^(?!\d)\w+ *=(?!=) might work

mousetail

Actually [^="']+=[^=] seems it would be enough since the input is guaranteed to be a valid expression

The Thonnu

13:15

@SandboxPosts Python, 20 bytes: lambda*a,**k:a and k (takes the input as actual code not a string, outputs {} for args, () for kwargs)

Obviously not a real solution though

It won't work for the test case a=b since b is undefined

mousetail

The challenge is poorly specified so it's probably as valid as anything

lyxal

chuck it in an eval and it's almost valid :p

mousetail

13:44

You could probably solve it with dis

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I FLAVOUR ALL DUPLICATES WITH BUTTER

lyxal

Tasty dupe :p

mousetail

14:05

I have 2 questions on 2 separate sites on HNQ right now

I wonder what the record is, has anyone gotten HNQs on 5 separate sites simultaneously before?

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I HAVE AN APTITUDE FOR BUTTER

caird coinheringaahin g

Oh god, who gave lyxal a diamond? :P

(/jk congrats on the modship)

Neil

14:47

wait. so he now has chat mod powers everywhere?

mousetail

Nope just on Stack Exchange

2

Neil

other chat exists?

mousetail

Apperently

Not sure if it applies on SO since SO has it's own chat server

The Thonnu

15:25

@Neil SO and MSE

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15:57

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Q: Diagonalize a vector

Diagonalize a vector into a matrix. Input A vector, list, array, etc. of integers \$\mathbf{v}\$ of length \$n\$. Output A \$n \times n\$ matrix, 2D array, etc. \$A\$ such that for each element \$a_i \in \mathbf{v}\$, $$ A = \left( \begin{array}{ccc} a_1 & 0 & \cdots & 0 \\ 0 & a_2 & \cdots & ...

code-golf math array matrix linear-algebra

caird coinheringaahin g

16:53

@Neil Yeah, moderators get mod powers across basically all chat rooms on the chat.SE server

But only if we associate our chat account with our mod parent account

Unrelated String

17:07

1

A: Diagonalize a vector

MATL, 2 bytes Xd Try it online!

Xd

DLosc

I think I recall at least one other MATL solution that was a smiley

caird coinheringaahin g

X is a prefix for a lot of MATL's commands, so you can get stuff like X), XP and XD

I know X) is indexing, but I can't remember what XP and XD are. I think XD might be determinant?

Unrelated String

now i'm just sad that there's nothing that :) and ;) are the shortest for in jelly :P

caird coinheringaahin g

17:31

:) is a joint shortest way of mapping a list of numbers to a list of 1s

;), :` and 1€ all work

Unrelated String

17:44

standalone, :) is just worse : and ;) is just worse ż

you'd need some specific use for the chaining effects

PlaceReporter99

18:44

TIL: £ is not an ascii character

@cairdcoinheringaahing i think XD is the laugh command (XD)

Seggan - On Strike

@PlaceReporter99 you didnt know?

PlaceReporter99

@Seggan-OnStrike correct

@mousetail in what way?

The Thonnu

@PlaceReporter99 Americans only care about themselves :P

So they only included the dollar symbol

PlaceReporter99

My phone keyboard has Chinese yuan ¥

Probably because it was made in china

The Thonnu

My phone keyboard has £€¥$¢

Btw £ is in extended ASCII

mousetail

18:58

@PlaceReporter99 Type import string; print(string.printable) in python so see every ASCII character

PlaceReporter99

My phone keyboard has £€¥$¢₩₽

@mousetail but those are just all PRINTABLE ascii chars I think.

Unrelated String

mine only has $€£¥

i don't think £ is an unprintable control character :P

PlaceReporter99

@UnrelatedString press and hold the £ symbol and you might see more.

Unrelated String

i tried

oh wait i do get more if i press $ actually

mousetail

@PlaceReporter99 The unprintable are all extremely boring, and mostly not used anymore. Wei red control characters

Unrelated String

19:01

₽¥€$¢£₩

PlaceReporter99

• bullet point 1
• bullet point 2

Unrelated String

ohhh, good points

PlaceReporter99

@mousetail what about character 0x07? When echoed in the terminal, it makes a noise!

mousetail

If a character is less than 0x80 it's ASCII

PlaceReporter99

@mousetail or print([chr(x) for x in range(128)])

mousetail

19:05

Yep

PlaceReporter99

@TheThonnu lambda x:eval(f"(lambda *a,**k:a and k)({x})") same output, but takes the input in the required format: a string.

mousetail

Still doesn't work if the variables are not defined

PlaceReporter99

Would it be a valid argument then?

mousetail

19:22

Yes of course

Unrelated String

19:34

@SandboxPosts spec really needs to nail down just how deep it has to go/be self-contained with defining what kinds of inputs are well-formed

mousetail

^

Unrelated String

like, i assume that answers don't have to handle splats so they don't have to literally just evaluate python

and i also assume strings are a thing, versus just quotes being funny characters that can be in identifiers, but that isn't spelled out

(and you should actually spell that out on top of adding a test case like "a=b" -> arg)

what kinds of non-kwarg-assignment expressions containing equals signs are well-formed

presumably we have to recognize a==b is an arg and a=b==c is a kwarg but can answers assume we never get a==b=c

or a===b :P

lyxal

22:14

@cairdcoinheringaahing enough people decided it should be a thing that is a thing, they decided.

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