I generally won't answer questions that I have to do a lot of research on. Usually means I'll get something wrong. But if the question is there hours or days later I might try.
@Patrick - the Q's are like puzzles to me so I like to try and do them quickly but high quality too. I always get bummed when someone posts and A before me on a Q I'm working on, so sometimes I might give a rough A and post it, then flesh it out just so it's there first. It's stupid but this is how I keep myself motivated to continue A'ering.
As input, we have some ids which are strings. How do we calculate what identifier has appeared most frequently and how many times?
Example
Input:
cat
dog
cat
dog
dog
dog
dog
fly
spider
spider
cat
cat
Output:
dog 5
Write a program that does something as complex as possible, but without using any character (excluding spaces, but not tabs) twice (Except quotes, which you can use twice). The winning program will be the most-voted one.
Extra rules:
The program cannot require internet access to work.
The prog...
As input, we have some ids which are strings. How do we calculate what identifier has appeared most frequently and how many times?
Example
Input:
cat
dog
cat
dog
dog
dog
dog
fly
spider
spider
cat
cat
Output:
dog 5
Write a program that does something as complex as possible, but without using any character (excluding spaces, but not tabs) twice (Except quotes, which you can use twice). The winning program will be the most-voted one.
Extra rules:
The program cannot require internet access to work.
The prog...
