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@JonathonReinhart No, algorithm questions are perfectly on topic. example1 example2 example3. They can be translated to any language, and directly connect to software problems. The OP has also shown an effort to solve it himself.amit– amit2015-08-02 21:36:11 +00:00Commented Aug 2, 2015 at 21:36
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@amit I feel like there is a lot of overlap between what's considered on-topic at Stack Overflow ("a software algorithm"), Computer Science ("algorithms, models of computation"), and Programmers ("algorithm and data structure concepts"), all quoted from their "on-topic" pages. In my opinion, if you can't tag a question with either a programming language (e.g. C), or environment (e.g. POSIX), then it's better suited for on of the other sites. This question could be answered and proven without writing a single line of code ("programming"). I've retracted my vote on precedent, but I don't agree.Jonathon Reinhart– Jonathon Reinhart2015-08-02 21:46:19 +00:00Commented Aug 2, 2015 at 21:46
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@JonathonReinhart There is a tag with 7k questions, language-agnostic, which is considered on-topic. All the questions in my examples are not related to any specific programming language, yet are very related to programming and were really loved by the community, so I really disagree with you on this.amit– amit2015-08-02 21:48:47 +00:00Commented Aug 2, 2015 at 21:48
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1@JonathonReinhart The canonical meta post we Programmers users like to link everyone is meta.programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/7182/… Personally, my gut feeling is that this question is on topic for both SO and P.SE.Ixrec– Ixrec2015-08-02 21:51:03 +00:00Commented Aug 2, 2015 at 21:51
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2This question is fine on many Stack Exchange sites, including Stack Overflow. It should not be migrated.durron597– durron5972015-08-02 21:57:04 +00:00Commented Aug 2, 2015 at 21:57
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