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9:00 PM
lol
 
loooooooooool
 
Eh, queries can be fine
 
NO
 
Naruto answer; accepted non-selfie answer with 0 score: Finding the object and the URL associated with a notification
Ripe zombie; open question with answers, at least one answer having score 0, no answer having score > 0: Visualizing Brainf_ck interpreter in ClojureScript
 
even a moment ago we were discuting how sql is a database not excel xD
 
9:00 PM
Technically SQL is not a database.
 
but this is Access
 
SQL is a language construct for specifying how to interact with query-based sets.
 
@EBrown SQL has never been a database
 
Access is a database. for some values of "database"
 
not just Technically , it isn't (dot)
 
9:01 PM
@Mat'sMug And some values of Access.
I remember when I accidentally password-protected a very important Access DB I had.
Good times.
 
@EBrown data isn't query-based
 
At that point it's nitpicking. :P
 
is it observable based?
 
I hope we can all agree that something like this is shit, regarless of context: Query query = new Query;
 
@Phrancis Yes. That is carp.
Or garbage.
 
9:03 PM
Everything else is in this kind of grey zone, where most everything is also shit, but a few things may be OK
 
0
A: Removing curly braces and contents inside it

Eric LippertLet's consider a non-regular-expression solutions to your problem. I'm not going to review your existing code; it seems very over-complicated for solving this problem. Let's start by clearly re-stating the problem: Given a string s produce a new string r which is s with all the matching bra...

Eric Lippert answers and gets no votes?
 
It's only been 2 minutes
 
Ah, didn't notice the time.
Just saw the answerer and went "O.o".
Woah, that's a first (that I've seen).
 
@EBrown Meh..... his code sucks!!! ;-) One-liners? Really?
    foreach(char c in s)
    {
      switch(c)
      {
        case '{': openBraces +=1 ; break;
        case '}': openBraces = Math.Max(0, openBraces - 1); break;
        default: if (openBraces == 0) sb.Append(c); break;
      }
    }
 
@rolfl That turned me off, too.
 
9:09 PM
And missing braces.
 
Something tells me he wrote that by hand, no IDE in sight.
 
Probably directly in the browser.
 
Only 49 minutes left.
 
And for the input {{{{{{bo what would the anticipated answer be? — rolfl 1 min ago
 
@200_success you're going viral on twitter:
Stack Overflow license debates are CSPAN-level good. I'm loling http://meta.stackexchange.com/a/272986 https://t.co/qJK9rUYG32
 
9:18 PM
=)
 
@EBrown - he deleted his answer.....
 
@rolfl Bummer.
 
Why, were you looking to downvote it?
Maybe he'll post a fixed version.
 
No downvote from me.
 
@rolfl That looks like an answer in itself.
 
9:25 PM
MeNoC#
 
What happens when I make a typo:
> @Hosch250 I highly doubt it was done to be confusing, I think you know that too.
 
Eric Lippert posted five answers on this question?!
12
Q: "Simple" pathfinding algorithm

oldmud0I decided to write a pathfinding algorithm in order to expose myself to the world of pathfinding and for me to further understand more advanced algorithms such as A*. I chose C# due to its flexibility compared to other languages such as Java. I will start with the basic objects and work up to th...

I think that sets some kind of record.
 
Reminds me of when a relative sent an email "I hope I am a nuisance." They meant "I hope I am not a nuisance."
 
I found an early @JeroenVannevel post: stackoverflow.com/questions/23081059/…
 
There is a dedicated site for CodeReviewSteve 26 secs ago
 
9:35 PM
@Hosch250 here you go: ideone.com/7GRLw1
 
There's a dedicated exchange for code reviews here codereview.stackexchange.comHaedrian 57 secs ago
 
@rolfl Nifty, today I learned.
 
@rolfl somebody should tell him that censor-editing isn't really helping against users who can see the deleted answer...
 
As it happens, I see that RobH had the same thought processes as me in his comments...
 
possible answer invalidation by Martin F on question by Martin F: codereview.stackexchange.com/posts/116926/revisions
 
9:40 PM
Actually, his whole answer is essentially the same as the code I put in ideone.
His loop is uglier, but that's ok.
 
After you will make your code work, i advice to post it at codereview.stackexchange.com because there are some things to improve (refactor). People there will help it look nice and more professional. — Ushakov Nikita 40 secs ago
 
@Duga You all can decide whether or how to reopen it.
 
I've been experimenting with this recently and maybe my solution would be interesing to you. I posted it here on Code Review. I wrote my own implementation because I wanted something more that just simple checking against null ;-) — t3chb0t 39 secs ago
 
9:58 PM
CodeReview is for working code. If there is something wrong (an error? bad output?) with your code please edit your post and describe the problem. — Dour High Arch 29 secs ago
possible answer invalidation by Olzhas Zhumabek on question by Olzhas Zhumabek: codereview.stackexchange.com/posts/116813/revisions
 
10:23 PM
@Duga Rolled back.
 
10:51 PM
0
Q: Object Oriented Graph Hierarchy with Depth First Search revisited

Olzhas ZhumabekThis question is follow up to Object Oriented Graph Hierarchy with Depth First Search. I tried to fulfill every point which @LokiAstari mentioned. I think I succeeded in everything except Visitor Pattern. I came to implementation of a function void BiGraph::addAdjacentImpl(int fVertex, int sVer...

 
11:03 PM
@Mast Do you really think we need a tag?
 
11:16 PM
@200_success Maybe we just need general one, also for .
 
Let's just go with .
 
Fine with me.
By the way, what do you think about ? Or should I just post it on Meta?
 
@200_success There already was a one, so it seemed logical.
 
Yes, but people actually use Roman numerals.
 
A more generic or something along that line would be fine with me.
@200_success They do?
 
11:24 PM
More than Greek, anyway.
 
"Junk character in decrypted string" suggests that the code is buggy, and thus off-topic for Code Review. Please edit the question to explain your bug and include an example of the bug. — 200_success 58 secs ago
 
I see alpha, beta, gamma and delta often when using quadrants and the like, never Romans.
Roman literals are the go-to challenge when starting with TDD.
 
What is this, Star Trek?
In the television series Star Trek and its spin-offs, a galactic quadrant refers to an area of the Milky Way Galaxy. In the original Star Trek, it referred to an area interchangeable with a sector. However, in the various spin-off series and movies beginning with Star Trek: The Next Generation, it refers to a system of four galactic quadrants, designated by the Greek letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. == Original usageEdit == The original usage of quadrant occurs in episodes such as "The Deadly Years" and "The Squire of Gothos", where numbered quadrants (448 and 904) are given. In oth...
=)
 
Among others ^^
 
lol
 
11:26 PM
The axes of a two-dimensional Cartesian system divide the plane into four infinite regions, called quadrants, each bounded by two half-axes. These are often numbered from 1st to 4th and denoted by Roman numerals: I (where the signs of the two coordinates are (+,+)), II (−,+), III (−,−), and IV (+,−). When the axes are drawn according to the mathematical custom, the numbering goes counter-clockwise starting from the upper right ("northeast") quadrant. == See alsoEdit == Orthant Octant (solid geometry) == External linksEdit == Weisstein, Eric W., "Quadrant", MathWorld. Quadrant at PlanetMath.org...
I II III IV
 
@200_success In Electronics we simply call them x and y or sin and cos axis.
Real and Imaginary.
But the quadrants don't get designations by Roman numeral.
And why is that thing going counter-clockwise?
 
Next you're going to tell me that you do math using the Left-Hand Rule. =)
 
Fleming's left-hand rule (for motors), and Fleming's right-hand rule (for generators) are a pair of visual mnemonics. They were originated by John Ambrose Fleming, in the late 19th century, as a simple way of working out the direction of motion in an electric motor, or the direction of electric current in an electric generator. When current flows in a wire, and an external magnetic field is applied across that flow, the wire experiences a force perpendicular both to that field and to the direction of the current flow. A left hand can be held, as shown in the illustration, so as to represent three...
We actually do :-)
 
I knew it!
If another Greek numeral question comes along, we can reconsider. Deal?
 
I'll write you one.
Does that count?
 
Zak
11:40 PM
'night @all
 
@200_success Feel free to merge tags if you feel that's more applicable. But simply removing the tag isn't a solution IMO.
TTGTB
 
Congrats on reaching 20k, @svick!
7
 
11:59 PM
@Mast that's for the Lorentz force, right?
 

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