Linked Questions
15 questions linked to/from Untyped functions in static languages
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Should rust anonymous functions fully specify parameter types? [duplicate]
Context
Rust does a lot of smart things to determine the types of variables. This is why you rarely need to define the types of a variable explicitly. Rust can search very far to find a type for a ...
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Can lambda parameter types be left off if potentially inferable from context? [duplicate]
This Java answer (and this one) uses a lambda that does not explicitly declare its parameter type, but this Scala answer includes a parameter type. in both cases, the type could be inferred when it is ...
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Can we assume typed inputs? [duplicate]
For some languages with a static type system the compiler is able to infer the types, however sometimes there's ambiguity (even with input) unless the user gives the type manually:
Motivation 1: ...
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A proposal to combat Meta Bloat™: The Big Consensus Freeze
I believe it's a widely acknowledged problem in this community that the number of meta posts a new user needs to know to figure out all the rules has long got out of hand. We require certain answer ...
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Can and should we encourage more meticulous golfing?
I find that much of the joy and art of code golf comes from the ridiculous tricks and optimizations needed to squeeze every character. Yet, I find myself losing motivation to do so because I feel like ...
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Are we allowed to use empty input we won't use when no input is asked (regarding functions)?
Let's say a code-golf challenge is asking for a program without arguments or function without parameters. Are we allowed to take an empty parameter instead we won't use anywhere?
As example: In Java ...
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Java function literals
In this meta post, it's decided that function literals are valid when a function is required.
What about lambda expressions in Java 8? These are similar to function literals in other languages, but ...
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Byte count for named, recursive lambda expressions in C# answers
I have been questioned about the byte count in my C# answer for the The Snail in the Well challenge. Usually C# answers only need to count the following bytes:
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Scoring Java lambdas with imports [duplicate]
In this answer, I used a java.util.List as a parameter to an anonymous function (lambda) answer. So, my question is,
Should this import be counted to the byte ...
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C# Lambdas as Answers to questions asking for a Function
Edit: I've broken the proposal out into an answer, but left the examples where they are. Please do not consider a vote for this question to constitute support for the proposal
Apologies in advance, ...
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Are multi-method solutions allowed in Java?
I recently joined this community as a Java golfer, and I haven't been able to find a definitive consensus on acceptable solution formats for Java.
From what I gather, the following are allowed (...
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What counts towards the byte count in a code golf answer?
I use Racket as my primary programming language and have been having fun the past week solving challenges using it. I came across a few answers from other programming languages that use TIO's header ...
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Should creating a new lambda class be allowed?
Preface
This question is specifically targeting Java answers. I have little to no knowledge of any other program languages, though I expect that the questions I ...
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Language-Specific Boilerplates to Formalise Submission Validity (in atleast some languages)
I'll try to keep this short... see these (relatively recent) questions for some background: 1 2 3
Disclaimer: I really hate 'untyped anonymous lambdas', and if we must have them, then we need some ...
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Multiple functions without leading/trailing mandatory parts?
Are we allowed to have multiple functions without the verbose Func-parts which are calling each other as code-golf submission?
For example, in Java 8+ this is an allowed answer based on the current ...
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