2021.01.11 in #494Anagram Nut Clusters
Little late but worth the effort, thanks for sharing this blog post. It is always fun and a pleasure to read.
2021.01.16 in #495Judging Jenga Symmetries
Colin's blog is not just special for it technical values but also the literary value is super. I enjoy it the most.
2021.04.16 in #508Partitions in Memories, A Triangular Palace
For me Colin's blog is very useful to improve my vocabulary. I love how he presents his thought process. I wish I could do that one day.
2021.04.25 in #509Dividing Sums into Four Squares
I liked how the beautiful Raku solution is presented. I wish Perl could be used to write code like this.
2021.06.19 in #517Who Went Missing on the Triangular Tour?
As always, Colin's story behind each task is priceless, you don't want to miss thid. He is simply the best. Keep it going. Thanks.
2021.06.27 in #518A Knight’s Quest: A Search for His Pal
The highlight of this blog post to me, personally, is the cute little regex for Perl and Raku. Thanks for sharing.
2021.08.01 in #523Don’t Be an Ugly Square, Man
Colin's writings are as elite as always. You can view it as pure literature and a technical blog also. I simply love it.
2021.08.06 in #524Venus in the Balance
Well, I have never seen Colin being so serious about a task. I am impressed by the thought process behind task #1. Implementation has blown me away completely. Cool implementations. Thanks for sharing.
2021.08.15 in #525Triple Tree Rings
Colin's behind-the-scenes story is worth reading. You really don't want to miss it. Of course you do get to check out the solutions as well. Thanks for sharing.
2021.08.22 in #526I Sweep For No One
The title of this blog post brought a smile to my face. I think Colin is giving Arne a tough fight as far as blog titles are concerned. By now, we have already seen the quality of his technical blog every week. I can't thank you enough.
2021.08.29 in #527Time Out-of-Joint — at Set Intervals
Task analysis is the main attraction of this blog post for me. It makes the code easy to read. Great contributions. Thanks.
2022.02.03 in #550The 51st Little Piece of String
Task-specific blog post gives us plenty to talk about. Colin's control over the language is top notch. I am a very big fan. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
2022.02.04 in #550No Squares Allowed
The background story makes an interesting read as is always the case. Highly recommended.
2022.02.12 in #551No Diving in the Shallow End
Colin one-line parser for input string is classic, I loved it. The rest is Colin's usual speciality; you don't want to miss it.
2022.02.16 in #552The Path in the Pyramid
Thank you Colin for bonus blog every week. Every blog of him brings fun topic. You don't want to miss it.
2022.02.19 in #552Who’s Masking the Mask?
Personally I enjoy the blog for its literature value. However you can't underestimate it's technical aspect. Highly recommended.
2022.03.05 in #554Who Took My Cheese?
The best of the blog, is the approach to solve the task. It is like solving the puzzle by putting all the pieces one by one. Masterpiece.
2022.03.06 in #554Padovans Dog
Colin always surpised us with amazing stuff in his blog. You really don't want to miss it. Incredible, keep it up great work.
2022.03.13 in #555The Fortunate Son
I liked the one-liner in Raku. Task analysis is the main attraction for me in the blog. Keep it up great work.
2022.03.13 in #555Pisa Party
I enjoyed the discussion about the difficulties in Pisano Period. Highly recommended.
2022.03.19 in #556Pernicious Perfidy
Colin just being simply Colin once again. I loved the story telling ability and always a pleasure. Thanks for everything.
2022.03.20 in #556High Weirdness on the Number Plane
Thanks for sharing the beautiful use of __SUB__ token. Nice to see it after a long time. Keep it up great work.
2022.03.27 in #557Pythagoras Was a Meanie
Pythagorean means (arithmetic, geometric, and harmonic) in Perl and Raku, with some interesting Pythagorean history and discussion of intervals. One-liner solutions in Perl are worth reading.
2022.03.27 in #557Waxing Numeric
An introduction to Brazilian Numbers. Discussion of a problem and potential paths to its solution are a key feature of Colin's blog. For me it is more important than the solution itself.
2022.04.03 in #558Add Another Prime to the Pile
The task analysis is the main attraction for me as always. The solution in Raku is also very catchy. Keep up the great work!
2022.04.03 in #558Cubans In Their Prime
I liked Colin's discussion of the task much more than the Wikipedia definition, as it makes it so easy to follow. Thanks for sharing.
2022.04.29 in #562Magic Spell Books, or 13 Revisited
Thanks for yet another engaging blog. Plenty to learn every week from your blog. Keep it up great work.
2022.05.06 in #563That’s Some Operator You Got There
Raku solution looks like poetry to me. Clever hacking with Raku can create magic. Keep it up great work.
2022.05.06 in #563And a Little Something More…
Colin's writings is brilliant as ever. Interesting 'metaphor for life', nice. Thanks for everything.
2022.05.15 in #564Happy Happy Joy Joy
Background of the task Happy Numbers is really cool, something I wish I knew before. I can't thank you enough for your contributions.
2022.06.24 in #570A Deep, Primorial Fear
To me, discussion of the subject, is always the highpoint but you can't ignore the quality solution too. Well done.
2022.06.24 in #570Kronecker? I hardly knew her!
Colin came up with clean and readable solution that will make you fall for it. You don't want to miss it.
2022.07.01 in #571Let Me Make This Abundantly Clear
Making good use of CPAN module ntheory, makes the solution compact. Thank you for sharing the knowledge.
2022.07.30 in #575I Know What You Did Last Sunday
Sweet and simple methodical approach. Short and sweet task analysis added too. Keep it up great work.
2022.07.31 in #575No Touchy, No Totient
Loved the blog title, full mark for the creativity. You also get elaborate task analysis, you don't want to skip. Well done.
2022.08.21 in #578The Imaginary Quartet
An in depth analysis of the pure mathematical task. I find it very useful to understand the nitty-gritty. Thanks for shaing.
2022.08.22 in #578A Very Busy Dating Service
Cool discussion about Business Date task with step by step breakdown makes it easy to follow. Keep it up great work.
2022.08.26 in #579Glitter Bombs and Sparkling Lines
Colin made the difficult task looks simple as always. Plenty of interesting information. Thanks for sharing.
2022.12.12 in #594Freq Out, Man!
Deep task analysis is not to be missed. Highly recommended.
2022.12.19 in #595Well Ain’t That Special
Colin can engage you on any topic with his quality writings. Get to know more about Numbers in general this week.
2022.12.25 in #596Range Rover, Over Clover
Task analysis by Colin is the highlight of the blog post for me. Keep it up great work.
2023.01.22 in #600Seven Segments to Midnight
The background story of task is something you don't want to miss it. I loved it. Thank you Colin.
2023.02.06 in #602How Wide is My Valley?
Task analysis by Colin is always the highlight of the week. Really enjoyed itm thanks for sharing.
2023.03.12 in #607Cool Key Lime Pie
Colin is back, yay. WIth his task analysis and special case, you are going to have fun. Thanks for sharing knowledge.
2023.06.22 in #622Last Number Standing
Welcome back Colin and thanks for the blog post. We all missed it. Thanks for sharing.
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