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This answer gives the reciprocal of the required output, rather than the required output itself.
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The vote on this output option has moved here.
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Returning a function, which returns the result? [duplicate]
Submission formats are always flexible here on PPCG. Named functions, anonymous functions or even full programs that perform IO, are all fine.
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A few challenges that requires the program to output something at a specified length, and a bunch of answers well... uses built-in error messages that's generated by the interpreter rather than the ...
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JS Promises in code-golf? [duplicate]
Should code-golf submissions written in JS that return a promise be allowed?
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Promise.resolve("hi")
Doesn't output ...
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Is Ans considered a valid form of input for TI-BASIC? [duplicate]
We haven't reached a complete consensus on whether or not Ans is permitted as a valid input format for TI-BASIC.
We have this answer on "Default for Code Golf: ...
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What counts as "output" in SQL? [duplicate]
Some of the site's questions rule that something must (or must not) be printed to the output. My question is, in the case of SQL, what really is the output?
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When accepting input from STDIN, can it be assumed to terminate with a newline [duplicate]
...or I guess more specifically, can I require that input from STDIN (or closest alternative, e.g. TIO) be newline terminated?
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