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26 questions linked to/from How can we help users who are put off by the use of golfing languages?
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How can I encourage voting for non-golf languages? [duplicate]
I don't like golf languages, and I vote on solutions using them only if the solution has some extraordinary feature (like abusing a bug in the interpreter).
How can I encourage people to vote this ...
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We're not a Q&A site. But what should be done about it?
It has come up several times recently (more than usual) that PPCG differs from most of the other Stack Exchange sites in that it's not a Q&A site. People don't come here to ask a question because ...
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J and GolfScript suck all the enjoyment out of Code Golf
I have found code-golf a fascinating pastime for several weeks now.
However, I’m already losing interest because the contests allow any language, and because of that it is pretty much impossible for ...
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Why I am leaving Code Golf
The contents of this post are solicited opinion that I have been asked by a Code Golf moderator to share with you. I understand "If you don't like it, then GEETTT OOUUTT" applies here, so I have ...
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Community Promotion Ads - 2016
You've graduated... a while ago. This is quite overdue, but let us not wait any longer. We present to you, Community Promotion Ads!
What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community Promotion Ads are ...
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Community Promotion Ads - 2018 [duplicate]
It's almost February in 2018, which isn't supposed to be the proper time to cycle these, but for this year it'll be once again, so we'll be refreshing the Community Promotion Ads for this year now!
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Community Ads for 2021
September update: Community Ads are now live network-wide. All ads with a score of 6 or higher, or with a score of 4 or higher and no downvotes will be displayed (except for any that have a note from ...
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Community Promotion Ads — 2019 [duplicate]
2019 is here! And with the new year, as usual, comes a new iteration of Community Promotion Ads! Let’s refresh these for the coming year :)
What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community Promotion Ads ...
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Community Promotion Ads — 2020 [duplicate]
2020 has come! But… oops, where did the time go? It’s already March! Belated as it is, it’s time for a refresh of Community Promotion Ads!
What are Community Promotion Ads?
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How can we attract experienced golfers?
There are people who have already been golfing for a while on other golfing sites, language-specific forums, local groups, and so on. I think we'd benefit a lot from having them here to contribute ...
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Should we combine answers where the same code works in many different languages?
Take this recent challenge for example. There are many languages where the shortest solution is simply *. Likewise, for other trivial challenges, the same 1-byte ...
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What is happening to PPCG?
Hi Guys & Gals and fellow golfers.
I just want to ask a question and hopefully get some meaningful answers.
I am a relative newbie on PPCG with a rep of only around 2.5k. That suits me but I am ...
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What are some functions that golfing languages tend NOT to have, or do worse than conventional languages?
I'd like to write challenges that encourage people away from golf languages, and into a more competitive space. what are some things that golf languages tend to not do, or do not as well compared to ...
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Language Handicap [duplicate]
This question is because my favorite language C++ does not lend itself to code golf. Now I could try and pick up a new scripting language (like golf-script) or brush up on an old favorite (perl), but ...
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Codegolf rules and boundaries
So last time, I was hanging on codegolf, and came across the question Print the digital root, where one guy replied here with a one-byte code.
Of course, it takes advantages of the built-in and ...
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