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Benchmarking things in C#

I needed a better way to benchmark code, because, well, rewriting the same benchmarking code every time I need it is just...well...unpleasant. So, here's a class which does just that, it runs an ...

c# performance .net statistics benchmarking

asked by EBrown 32 votes answered by Heslacher 34 votes

Python - Battleships

My teacher referred me to this Stack Community when I showed him my battleships Python code. I created this program with the intent of making it as efficient and readable as possible. The idea is, ...

python beginner game python-3.x

asked by UNST4BL3 11 votes answered by Joe Wallis 7 votes

Finding two consecutive triangular numbers with a given target sum

I need to speed up this code so it can handle inputs in the thousands. It adds triangular numbers to a list based on input n, then it loops through to find if any two consecutive numbers squared in ...

python performance algorithm loop

asked by JonnyDoeInWisco 10 votes answered by alexwlchan 16 votes

Python Keylogger With Built In Security Measures

The program I have developed is currently used for detecting and recording keystrokes. I have added some built in security measures that can easily(somewhat) be modified to suit individual user needs! ...

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asked by TheLazyScripter 8 votes

Recreate cat in C

I have a school project, to create a program that works the same as the Linux cat. The code works, I just need find out where I can Improve it or handle errors. The program has 3 c files and 1 header ...

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asked by TenTen 8 votes answered by 5gon12eder 5 votes

A status bar for the VBE

One of the most annoying things about the VBE (VBA's IDE), is that it doesn't have a status bar. Rubberduck 2.0 works around this by introducing the RubberduckCommandBar, which [ab]uses ...

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asked by Mat's Mug 8 votes

Accessing the Stack Exchange API

Part of a project I'm getting started on requires access to the Stack Exchange API for certain data, as a result I built a .NET implementation to interact with it. The implementation is pretty ...

c# oop .net stackexchange polymorphism

asked by EBrown 8 votes answered by Heslacher 3 votes

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

Determining triangle type from three integer inputs

The logic is simple, but I was wondering if anyone could help with rewriting the conditional logic. Also, the only error conditions I can think of are the sides should not be equal to or less than ...

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asked by Phoenix 4 votes answered by Peter Taylor 2 votes

Simple Java animation with Swing

I am learning to use Java Swing and have made a simple animation that makes a small shape bounce around the predetermined borders of a panel. The program works well, but I am looking for feedback in ...

java swing animation

asked by Jeremy Johnson 17 votes answered by syb0rg 24 votes

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Google CodeJam 2016 - Ruby - Counting Sheep

https://code.google.com/codejam/contest/6254486/dashboard#s=p0&a=0 I just wrote a small Ruby class to solve the first of the challenges in the G CodeJam. I am not strong at this sort thing so ...

ruby array loop

asked by Ben Hawker 3 votes

Vertical cycle slideshow

I want to make a vertical cycle slideshow. This works perfectly for me but I'm just wondering if it's possible to achieve the same functioning with a better code. I don't know if my code would provoke ...

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asked by FàYçal Arab 2 votes

Complete factorization in ><>

Maybe a somewhat odd choice of language, but here is a program in ><> I have tried to optimize the execution time of. (Not golfing). The efficiency is measured in the number of required ...

performance primes fish-language

asked by Hohmannfan 4 votes