Awesome! Should apply a performance test to each correct algorithm and later make a list of the most efficient sort code per list type
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#162Has anybody made a gallery of real implementations of Randall Munroe's hilarious ideas yet? I recall at least three exhibitions: this, M-x butterfly, and Hell Tetris; there are probably many others.
someone did this, as I recall, ordering random cheap items from ebay. Actual implementation might have been from amazon though http://xkcd.com/576/
It's documented at http://randomshopper.tumblr.com/ FWIW.
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#163Earlier quoted context omitted.
I attempt to block anything that does DOM manipulation, uses Backbone or underscore, uses "Date()" (since it's probably a benchmark and those are slow), and a few others.
Can you also write code to detect whether a program will run forever for a given input? ducks
if (eval(code_sample)) {return true;} else { return false;}
// Running time: O(1), for values of 1 approaching infinity
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#164This a riot. Thanks for the laugh :)
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#165Earlier quoted context omitted.
The key last step is to have it automatically post questions to StackOverflow to fill in the last code snippets it can't complete.
I did this in my machine learning class. I started by simply coding up requirements for numerical functions (in the form of test cases), then set up a PHP script that would Google each function based on the keywords in my comments, and try to run any code on the resulting links (in a sandbox) against the requirements, seeing if it worked heuristically. Usually one of the top 5-10 pages of results results would have c…
Conrad24: this post made my day. I have dreamed of a script that would scour eBay and amazon finding products available via "buy now" that we're being resold on amazon for some configurable profit. Or vice versa. I figure with some initial investment and monitored training, it could get good enough to just cut me a check every month. Since high frequency trading has destabilized the stock market, this could be a better high risk investment.
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#166Has anybody made a gallery of real implementations of Randall Munroe's hilarious ideas yet? I recall at least three exhibitions: this, M-x butterfly, and Hell Tetris; there are probably many others.
I remembered the comic but but I hadn't seen the actual game, hell tetris that is, he was right, it is hell. http://www.swfme.com/view/1046212
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#167This could be a very effective means for developing a new problem solving app. For example: You are having some Javascript template errors. Just load your template and check for all potential solutions on SO and pump out the corrected template. Possibilities are endless. Way to guys. Very impressed.
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#168Earlier quoted context omitted.
The key last step is to have it automatically post questions to StackOverflow to fill in the last code snippets it can't complete.
I did this in my machine learning class. I started by simply coding up requirements for numerical functions (in the form of test cases), then set up a PHP script that would Google each function based on the keywords in my comments, and try to run any code on the resulting links (in a sandbox) against the requirements, seeing if it worked heuristically. Usually one of the top 5-10 pages of results results would have c…
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#169This is interesting!
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#170"If you like running arbitrary code in your browser, try it out." - O.O