The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever • Hacker News Board

zaph0d wrote: post #26

gt7570b wrote: post #9

What is the answer to this: Enter the command to show the server variables in php: It's got to be some short text cause $_SERVER, phpinfo, getenv, and other variants don;t work.

phpinfo();

doesn't work!!!

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

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Post by elmos » Tue, Jul 07, 2009, 7:55 PM UTC

elmos wrote: post #53

Whats the answer for 16!!!! is annoying

any hints on this???? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

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Post by suprafarq » Tue, Jul 07, 2009, 9:48 PM UTC

lancet wrote: post #50

Does anyone have additional hints for #27?

The important hint is "Take the first one each time"...

Ask yourself why there is a period in the first column all by itself.

The "distance" comment has something to do with a word formula.

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

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Post by suprafarq » Tue, Jul 07, 2009, 10:02 PM UTC

Any hints on #30?

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

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Post by awright18 » Wed, Jul 08, 2009, 1:48 AM UTC

elmos wrote: post #53

Whats the answer for 16!!!! is annoying

agreed very annoying I couldn't figure this out either. tried foreaching through the $_SERVER too still can't get it.

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

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Post by awright18 » Wed, Jul 08, 2009, 1:50 AM UTC

elmos wrote: post #55

elmos wrote: post #53

Whats the answer for 16!!!! is annoying

any hints on this???? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

phpinfo(); it was from above and is correct.

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

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Post by mandy » Wed, Jul 08, 2009, 7:02 AM UTC

supergost wrote: post #52

Also looking for hint on #27

still looking for 27....any furhter hints??