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Just Another Golf Coding

What?

JAGC is a code golf service for writing shortest possible (by number of symbols) solutions to algorithmic problems. The problems are created by the users. When adding a problem you have to specify a set of tests the server will automatically launch when a new solution is added.

All unique users that have provided the ten best solutions get points. Points are summed over all the tasks and displayed in the rating. The website rating shows a user’s activity rather than prowess (that can only be rightly assessed in a specific task).

Why?

  • Decision minimization sometimes helps to find out some language peculiarities you won’t encounter in commercial programming;
  • Just for the fun of it. Try it, you’ll love it :)

Differences from other services

  • One of JAGC’s features is that you can use standard language libraries from the distributive package to solve the problems;
  • Another feature is public solutions. In JAGC you can view any solutions and optimize them. Sometimes you can see interesting phrases in little-known languages;

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