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JAVASCRIPT GOLF Terse Coding Challenges @serby http://clock.co.uk WIN A RASPBERRY PI 2

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PAUL SERBY @serby CTO @clock

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WE BUILD 
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JAVASCRIPT GOLF?

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JAVASCRIPT GOLF? Produce a given output with a defined input in as few bytes as possible.

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WHY

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WHY Has very little real world use

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WHY Has very little real world use Is often very inefficient

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WHY Has very little real world use Is often very inefficient Breaks all coding standards

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WHY Has very little real world use Is often very inefficient Breaks all coding standards Creates unmaintainable code

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WHY Has very little real world use Is often very inefficient Breaks all coding standards Creates unmaintainable code

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WHY Has very little real world use Is often very inefficient Breaks all coding standards Creates unmaintainable code Will force you to have a deep understanding of the language

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WHY Has very little real world use Is often very inefficient Breaks all coding standards Creates unmaintainable code Will force you to have a deep understanding of the language Make you a better coder

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WHY Has very little real world use Is often very inefficient Breaks all coding standards Creates unmaintainable code Will force you to have a deep understanding of the language Make you a better coder Creative “Necessity is the mother of invention”

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WHY Has very little real world use Is often very inefficient Breaks all coding standards Creates unmaintainable code Will force you to have a deep understanding of the language Make you a better coder Creative “Necessity is the mother of invention” Fun and addictive

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WHY Has very little real world use Is often very inefficient Breaks all coding standards Creates unmaintainable code Will force you to have a deep understanding of the language Make you a better coder Creative “Necessity is the mother of invention” Fun and addictive Proves who really is most 1337

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WHY Has very little real world use Is often very inefficient Breaks all coding standards Creates unmaintainable code Will force you to have a deep understanding of the language Make you a better coder Creative “Necessity is the mother of invention” Fun and addictive Proves who really is most 1337 http://js1k.com/2014-dragons/

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PRIZES

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PRIZE

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LOWEST COMBINED BYTE COUNT WINS!

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EXAMPLE

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EXAMPLE Normal

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EXAMPLE var out = [] for (var i = 0; i <= 30; i++) { out.push(i) } console.log(out) Normal

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EXAMPLE var out = [] for (var i = 0; i <= 30; i++) { out.push(i) } console.log(out) Normal Terse

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EXAMPLE var out = [] for (var i = 0; i <= 30; i++) { out.push(i) } console.log(out) out=[];for(i=0;i<31;out[i]=i++) console.log(out) Normal Terse

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