Suppose some Stack Overflow user asks a homework give-me-teh-codez question. The task is to give code that works, but is useless, severely frustrating the OP.
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Make a reliable calculator capable of calculation 1+1
So, i forgot what 1+1 was.
I checked on the calculator and it said 3, and I got it wrong.
Can you please make a reliable calculator than can calculate only 1+1?
Remember, this is code-trolling.
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Draw a trololologram
Your challenge here is to draw a trololologram.
You can choose any language.
The answer with more upvotes and the one that exploits more holes wins.
Rules for valid answers:
You can't use any ...
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Printing on screen [closed]
I'm a newbie can you help me print text on screen?
P.S.1 I like drawing.
P.S.2 I like that Mona Lisa where she's painted with letters...
P.S.3 Generally, I like modern ways of art... show me ...
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Code Trolling Hacking [closed]
Imagine a user with the following request
Hi, I was playing a video game and my freind told me that it could be hacked by putting code in the console that affects the Game variable in the page. ...
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How to write a C program for multiplication without using the * and + operators?
Is it possible to write a C program that multiplies two numbers without using the multiplication and addition operators?
I found this on Stack Overflow. Please help this poor programmer with ...
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Code trolling - exponentation [closed]
Note: This is a code-trolling question. Please do not take the question and/or answers seriously. More information here.
Help. I need to power the number. I already know how to add, subtract, ...
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Hide evil code - print files containing a given string anywhere in a directory tree
Note: This is a code-trolling question. Please do not take the question and/or answers seriously. More information here.
The point of this puzzle is to learn how a malicious code can be hidden and ...
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Count the total number of characters from a list of files
The challenge:
A file foo contains a list of filenames. Devise a single statement that stores in a variable count the total character count of the contents of these files.
(From crisron's ...
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Half of a number is prime or not?
I got a task to find that either the half of the given value is prime or not? Problem is I also don't know how to find a prime number efficiently?
Note: This is a code-trolling question. Please do ...
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How do I convert a word document to a pdf?
Help guys my assignment says it needs to be in .pdf format but I did it in Word. I'm really stuck.
How do I take a word document in .docx format and make a .pdf that contains all the text from it? ...
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Please give me “Fibonacci sequence” the code [closed]
Help! I was a homework assignment, a program given something that is called the Fibonacci sequence to write. I do not know what it is. I wanted to read on Wikipedia, but it is too long. Please ...
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How do I find the factorial of a positive number?
The challenge:
Write a program or a function that inputs a positive number and returns its factorial.
Note: This is a code-trolling question. Please do not take the question and/or answers ...
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Trying to protect my script but it now runs slow (code trolling) [closed]
I wrote a script that does certain functions for the company that I don't want them knowing. To stop them from reading the script, I wrote another script that re-encodes it with just numbers, allowing ...
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40answers
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How do I split a string??? Help plz? (code trolling)
My homework assignment is take a string and split it into pieces at every new line. I have no idea what to do! Please help!
Note: This is a code-trolling question. Please do not take the question ...
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Code trolling - Find the question to an answer (42) [closed]
Note: This is a code-trolling question. Please do not take the question and/or answers seriously. More information here.
My teacher gave me a programming exercise :
He gave me an output, and I have ...
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How do I write an adding function?
The problem:
I am the lead developer for a big company, we are making Skynet. I have been assigned to
Write a function that inputs and returns their sum
RULES:
No answers like
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Input text from one file, output it to another
The challenge:
Input text from one file and output it to another. Solution should be a complete, working function.
Note: This is a code-trolling question. Please do not take the question and/or ...
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35answers
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Generate a random sequence of numbers
The challenge:
Generate a random sequence of numbers. The only input should be the length of the sequence.
Extra internet points for pure-functional solutions.
Note: This is a ...
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How do I find the longest palindrome in a string?
The challenge:
Make a function that finds the longest palindrome inside a string.
Note: This is a code-trolling question. Please do not take the question and/or answers seriously. More ...
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141answers
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I need a program where the user inputs an array of doubles and the program outputs the array sorted
Note: This question was severely edited since I first posted it here. The rules were moved to here, read them before posting any answer to understand the purpose of this. This was the first question ...
