The problem with code golfing is that some people have created their own language to use for it, which means they can add new behavior specific to a single challenge, so any answers they post could be just 1 character, which could allow for thousands of different ‘opcodes’.
That’s a really good point, Tobias. For anyone who may not know, there is a rule that stops languages being developed/edited after a challenge has been posted. But I believe what you’re referring to is where people have thought about the common challenges that do arise and are solving them with 4-5 hard to follow UTF-8 characters. I agree with you on some level that this is a problem. However, there has been an evolution in challenges to match this — questions that specifically make it hard for golfing languages to compete. For instance, Paint Starry Night, objectively. I think as long as people are explaining their process (and language) I remain thoroughly interested. For instance, this Jelly answer to ‘How high can you count’.
Great comment 👍.
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The problem with code golfing is that some people have created their own language to use for it, which means they can add new behavior specific to a single challenge, so any answers they post could be just 1 character, which could allow for thousands of different ‘opcodes’.
That’s a really good point, Tobias. For anyone who may not know, there is a rule that stops languages being developed/edited after a challenge has been posted. But I believe what you’re referring to is where people have thought about the common challenges that do arise and are solving them with 4-5 hard to follow UTF-8 characters. I agree with you on some level that this is a problem. However, there has been an evolution in challenges to match this — questions that specifically make it hard for golfing languages to compete. For instance, Paint Starry Night, objectively. I think as long as people are explaining their process (and language) I remain thoroughly interested. For instance, this Jelly answer to ‘How high can you count’.
Great comment 👍.