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Rules for "Language Name" to use in a challenge

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The many users of CGCC

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Language of the Month for July 2022: Piet

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Can we get a draft feature?

Kai Burghardt

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Please welcome The Nineteenth Byte's newest room owners (2024)!

The Empty String Photographer

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How are line breaks and formatting counted for code golf challenges?

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Proposal for a 2024 room owner election for The Nineteenth Byte

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In memory of Razetime

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Does this count as hard-coding the output?

The Fifth Marshal

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Loopholes that are forbidden by default

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Searching the Sandbox is somewhat broken

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Definitive policy about answers not meeting the challenge specification

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The meta FAQ bloat

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Things to avoid when writing challenges

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What are the winning criteria I can use for my challenge?

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Community FAQ for Code Golf and Coding Challenges

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Correct flag usage on invalid submissions

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Should submissions be allowed to exit with an error?

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