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In the Code Golf Overflow, can your answers be written in any language unless otherwise specified by the OP?

Or do they have to be written in any specific language?

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    \$\begingroup\$ You can answer in pretty much any language you want if the asker didn't specify a language. See this to understand if a language is "valid" according to most people here. Also know that you can't answer a challenge with a language/version younger than the challenge itself, unless specified otherwise. \$\endgroup\$
    – Fatalize
    Oct 30 '15 at 14:12
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Fatalize So, if a question was asked when VC#2010 was being used then I can't use VC#2015 to answer it? \$\endgroup\$
    – Evan Manning
    Oct 30 '15 at 14:13
  • \$\begingroup\$ @EvanManning No one will be bothered if you do. \$\endgroup\$
    – feersum
    Oct 30 '15 at 14:14
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    \$\begingroup\$ @EvanManning No one will really care in this case. The rule is established so that people don't create new languages/functions just to win a challenge. \$\endgroup\$
    – Fatalize
    Oct 30 '15 at 14:15
  • \$\begingroup\$ You should not use a language feature that is newest than the question. C# 6 has many features that was not present in previous version, and you should avoid them answering older questions. \$\endgroup\$
    – edc65
    Nov 2 '15 at 11:28
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Yes! They can (usually) be in any language.

Submissions can use any programming language that meets our criteria for qualifying as a language. We also require that the version of the language you use be released prior to the posting of the challenge. This ensures that people don't see a challenge and implement a feature in their language just to be competitive in that challenge.

Language-specific or language-restricted challenges are generally frowned upon here, so it's not often that you'll find a challenge where you can't use your favorite language.

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    \$\begingroup\$ Unless, of course, the language is limited in its ability to perform the challenge... \$\endgroup\$
    – Conor O'Brien
    Nov 4 '15 at 15:23
  • \$\begingroup\$ @CᴏɴᴏʀO'Bʀɪᴇɴ Excellent point. \$\endgroup\$
    – Alex A.
    Nov 4 '15 at 16:47
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    \$\begingroup\$ We also require that the version of the language you use be released prior to the posting of the challenge. It's worth noting that this rule is overridden in catalog challenges. \$\endgroup\$
    – user45941
    Nov 6 '15 at 15:42
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    \$\begingroup\$ @Mego Another excellent point. \$\endgroup\$
    – Alex A.
    Nov 6 '15 at 21:04
  • \$\begingroup\$ Since this is being linked to, I believe the requirement that a language version be released prior to the challenge being posted has been removed altogether, for all challenge types. I can't find the relevant meta post though. \$\endgroup\$
    – trichoplax
    Jan 25 '18 at 19:39

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