Linked Questions
137 questions linked to/from Loopholes that are forbidden by default
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This kind of answer : Print(" a %s by %s box", n); [duplicate]
I'm starting to be fed up with those kind of answers.
Every time someone asks a question, such as "Print a christmas tree", one of the top 3 answers is something along the line of ...
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Is this language allowed? [duplicate]
I invented a new programming language, called CodeGolfSolver. When running a program, it converts the characters to digits in base 1114111, interprets it as a ...
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URL shortener policy [duplicate]
I haven't seen a discussion on this yet, but I also haven't really seen it used in answers, so I figured it was worth asking a question for link-reference in the future.
So, what's the policy on ...
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Questions about Web Scraping [duplicate]
This has definitely been asked before, but what are the rules for web scraping in a challenge? From what I can tell, the standard rule is that your program cannot get anything from the web unless the ...
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Is using a language limitation to simplify an answer cheating? [duplicate]
This question is mostly in regards to This challenge and the comments
My planned answer for a microcontroller language could do one of two things: make a general process to handle any input but will ...
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Is using the internet for your answer valid? [duplicate]
If I write out the answer to a problem and put it on GitHub, then I can easily win a challenge by simply writing code to fetch the answer. Is this valid? I've never seen it been forbidden in a ...
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Sandbox for Proposed Challenges
This "sandbox" is a place where Code Golf users can get feedback on prospective challenges they wish to post to main. This is useful because writing a clear and fully specified challenge on ...
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Default for Code Golf: Input/Output methods
It looks like we have a consensus that we want certain defaults for the format which answers are expected in for code-golf. On that poll, the question arose twice, which input/output formats should be ...
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Things to avoid when writing challenges
If there is something that you find annoying / counterproductive / unfair / detrimental / no longer funny in challenges (question posts), describe it in an answer here, and propose a recommended ...
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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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Interpretation of Truthy/Falsey
Quite a few code-golf questions require output to be "truthy or falsey". This is possibly confusing as these terms can possibly mean different things to different people, and especially in different ...
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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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When it is and is not acceptable to edit someone else's post
TL;DR: In what circumstances is it ok (by CGCC and politeness standards) to edit directly a post (be it challenge, answer, sandbox question, etc), assuming the edit is done in good faith?
I know ...
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What are programming languages? [duplicate]
Often, answers to questions asking for "programs" or talking about "programming languages" utilize things like sed, awk, … in ...
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Should we consider planning a move off StackExchange?
Should we consider planning to move Code Golf to our own site outside the Stack Exchange network?
Reasons to consider leaving
This post was spurred by recent events, but it's been in my mind for a ...
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