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Dec 25 '20
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Nov 14 '20
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Nov 5 '20
The problem statement contradicts itself. First it says that...
Aug 17 '20
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Mar 21 '20
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Nov 30 '19
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Nov 24 '19
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Oct 11 '19
What problem is this language trying to solve?
I've been reading a book about this, from the Pragmatic Pro...
Oct 9 '19
import re def longTokenLength(s): return max([len(x) f...
Oct 1 '19
I don't think so. With a modern computer and operating sys...
Sep 18 '19
Applesoft Basic. It came with the Apple //e, and that's th...
Sep 17 '19
Not familiar with nim. It looks like result is a list, and...
Jul 12 '19
For n = 100,000 , on an ok laptop, it runs in roughly 45 se...
This fails for larger values of n. For n = 100, for instan...
def cubic(x): total = 0 tmp = x whi...
Jul 8 '19
Old enough to remember using peek and poke in Applesoft Bas...
May 23 '19
I liked Venkat Subramaniam's book, "Programming Groovy". H...
Apr 4 '19
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Feb 16 '19
This made me think of metaprogramming in groovy. You could...
Dec 30 '18
They want to see that you understand memoization, and that ...
Dec 20 '18
In python 2.7, no division, O(n) time. The tradeoff is usi...
Nov 26 '18
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Nov 8 '18
"We forgive back-end developers for not knowing CSS and int...
Nov 2 '18
This put me in mind of the Windows Installer service, oddly...
Oct 16 '18
This sounds like GNU Screen, which is cool when you don't w...
Aug 7 '18
A Safari subscription.
Jul 18 '18
I've been using Tiddlywiki for awhile, like it quite a bit....
Nov 30 '17
I started with Applesoft Basic, which is what you got with an...
Nov 21 '17
If I were going to complain about syntax, I'd start with me...
Nov 12 '17
I wondered if I could do better performance-wise, based on ...
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My top 10 podcast to listen as a developer
Changelog podcasts are good. changelog.com/podcasts
Reverse a string: awful answers only
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Daily Challenge #304 - Consecutive Letters
Bitflags in Go func solve(testString string) bool { bi...
Daily Challenge #282 - Car License Plate Calculator
The problem statement contradicts itself. First it says that...
Common Sorting Algorithms in JavaScript
Heapsort would be a good one to cover. A few reasons: hea...
Daily Challenge #208 - Delete Occurrences of an Element
Java static List<Integer> deleteNth(List<...
Daily Challenge #202 - Complete the Pattern II
Java, with the assumption that the function is actually tak...
Daily Challenge #128 - Blackjack Scorer
Python, with a couple assumptions: ["A","10","A"] should ...
Daily Challenge #128 - Blackjack Scorer
"closest to 21"? I'm guessing you mean "Closest to 21 with...
20 Reasons to Move On from Java 8
Important to remember that Java 9 introduced breaking changes...
Daily Challenge #88 - Recursive Ninjas
Java public static void chirp(int i) { ...
What is your comment about this programming language syntax?
What problem is this language trying to solve?
Use the Pomodoro Method to Your Advantage as a Developer
I've been reading a book about this, from the Pragmatic Pro...
Daily Challenge #80 - Longest Vowel Change
import re def longTokenLength(s): return max([len(x) f...
What was your first programming language and why?
I don't think so. With a modern computer and operating sys...
What was your first programming language and why?
Applesoft Basic. It came with the Apple //e, and that's th...
Daily Challenge #13 - Twice Linear
Not familiar with nim. It looks like result is a list, and...
Daily Challenge #13 - Twice Linear
For n = 100,000 , on an ok laptop, it runs in roughly 45 se...
Daily Challenge #13 - Twice Linear
This fails for larger values of n. For n = 100, for instan...
Daily Challenge #11 - Cubic Numbers
def cubic(x): total = 0 tmp = x whi...
What are you "old enough to remember" in software development?
Old enough to remember using peek and poke in Applesoft Bas...
The Coolest Programming Language Features
I liked Venkat Subramaniam's book, "Programming Groovy". H...
The Coolest Programming Language Features
Have you tried Groovy? It has most of what you list here, ...
How to learn to code in Java: why you should and where to start
Have you tried Groovy? If I were trying to teach someone t...
Change your perspective
This made me think of metaprogramming in groovy. You could...
Recursion Algorithm Practice: Fibonacci Sequence Generator
They want to see that you understand memoization, and that ...
Daily Coding Problem #2
In python 2.7, no division, O(n) time. The tradeoff is usi...
Fibonacci: Recursion vs Iteration
It's also a good opportunity to talk about tail recursion, ...
Is front-end development having an identity crisis?
"We forgive back-end developers for not knowing CSS and int...
Hot Code Reloading in Elixir
This put me in mind of the Windows Installer service, oddly...
Going Cloud
This sounds like GNU Screen, which is cool when you don't w...
I have $1,000 for use for technical stuff provided by my company, what should I get?
A Safari subscription.
Note-taking software - Investigation
I've been using Tiddlywiki for awhile, like it quite a bit....
What would you like your first programming language to be (or have been)?
I started with Applesoft Basic, which is what you got with an...
Why all this hate about Python?
If I were going to complain about syntax, I'd start with me...
Secret Message
I wondered if I could do better performance-wise, based on ...