Talk:Find square difference

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Maybe rename the task to something like 'Find square difference'? I think 'Least square' may get confused with the Least Squares data fitting method. Garbanzo (talk) 08:08, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
I have done it, thanks. --Forever Ring Programming Language! (talk) 10:46, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

The Demise of RC?

Perhaps this question reflects someone's sense of humor or enthusiasm for "Code Golf", but it could also be the work of a discontented spammer. Whichever which way, it does not bode well for RC's future, especially since it has been answered multiple times. Does that mean it's too late to delete it? What is the most effective way to flag a question as deleterious to the well-being of RC?

There probably is or should be a suitable template, but I am not qualified to answer that, sorry.

While I agree this might take the crown of "most banal task on RC", it could perhaps be salvaged along the lines of an extra credit to solve a general equation provided in string format, eg "n^2 - (n-1)^2 > 1000", however without quite a bit of careful thought and express limitations that could easily go the other way and make it far too difficult. --Pete Lomax (talk) 10:39, 9 December 2021 (UTC)