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how to programtically build a grid of interlocking but random sized squares
I want to create a two dimensional layout of rectangular shapes, a grid made up of random sized cubes. The cubed should fit together and have equal padding or margin (space between). Kind of like a ...
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Why use other number bases when programming
My coworkers and I have been bending our minds to figuring out why anyone would go out of their way to program numbers in a base other than base 10.
I suggested that perhaps you could optimize longer ...
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How to handle large numbers?
Well, I've just started doing puzzles and it's so annoying to see puzzles which are easy to do but also need to handle very large numbers. That's the problem.
Say I have to deal with numbers like 10 ...
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Languages/Methods to Learn for Scientific Computing?:
I'm a second-semester Junior working towards a Computer Science degree with a Scientific Computing concentration and a Mathematics degree with a concentration on Applied Discrete Mathematics. So, ...
