Free Cell is the solitaire card game that Paul Alfille introduced to the PLATO system in 1978. Jim Horne, at Microsoft, changed the name to FreeCell a
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Starting with: The target string: "METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL". An array of random characters chosen from the set of upper-case letters toge
Continue ReadingC++: Greatest Subsequential Sum
Given a sequence of integers, find a continuous subsequence which maximizes the sum of its elements, that is, the elements of no other single subseque
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Two functions are said to be mutually recursive if the first calls the second, and in turn the second calls the first. Write two mutually recursive
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Reference Style - All Levels A Tour of C++ (Bjarne Stroustrup) The "tour" is a quick (about 180 pages and 14 chapters) tutorial overview of all
Continue ReadingJava += operator
Until today I thought that for example: i += j; is just a shortcut for: i = i + j; But what if we try this: int i = 5; long j = 8; Then i = i +
Continue ReadingC++: Deranged Anagrams
Two or more words are said to be anagrams if they have the same characters, but in a different order. By analogy with derangements we define a derange
Continue ReadingSwitching From C++ to R – Limitations/applications
I've only recently begun exploring and learning R (especially since Dirk recommended RStudio and a lot of people in here speak highly of R). I'm rathe
Continue ReadingC++: Fibonacci Word
The Fibonacci Word may be created in a manner analogous to the Fibonacci Sequence as described here: Define F_Word1 as 1; Define F_Word2 as 0;
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Produce a formatted 12×12 multiplication table of the kind memorised by rote when in primary school. Only print the top half triangle of products.
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