2021.01.15 in #495Perl weekly challenge 95
Thanks, James for promoting the use of CORE::* methods. A simple and easy-to-follow blog post.
2021.01.30 in #497Perl weekly challenge 97
James's one liner for Caesar Cipher task is impressive. Even the binary substrings solution is very clever.
2021.02.12 in #499Perl weekly challenge 99
The best part of this blog post is the discussion of the "Unique Subsequence" task. I read this section twice, just to make sure I understood it
2021.03.26 in #505Perl weekly challenge 105
The fighting spirit of James is evident in his solutions. He decided to invent his own nth_root() function.
2021.04.11 in #507Perl Weekly Challenge 107
James is becoming the master of one-liners now. I really enjoyed his List Methods solution.
2021.04.27 in #510Perl Weekly Challenge #110
I loved the discussion about memory usage for the Transpose File task. It is always a pleasure to read code showing the memory utilisation. Thanks for sharing.
2021.05.14 in #512Perl Weekly Challenge #112
James is unbeatable when it comes to performance analysis. What an honour to have him in the team.
2021.05.19 in #513Perl Weekly Challenge #113
James's code presentation is always the best. It makes reading the code so simple. Also with the detailed task analysis is very handy as well.
2021.05.29 in #514Perl Weekly Challenge #114
James's focus on performance is the highlight. Plenty to learn from his work. Keep up the great work.
2021.06.12 in #516Perl Weekly Challenge #116
James found the second task easier than than the first and he proved it with his solutions. Oops.
2021.06.18 in #517Perl Weekly Challenge #117
I always look for James's solution and his story behind the solution. He is so good at looking beyond the task and giving his opinions. I simply loved it. Keep it going.
2021.06.22 in #518Perl Weekly Challenge #118
James has nailed task #2 with plenty of different solutions. Take your sweet time to go over each one of them.
2021.07.05 in #520Perl Weekly Challenge #120
James always comes up with compact solutions. This week also he came up with a clinical approach with bit operations. Well done.
2021.07.12 in #521Perl Weekly Challenge #120
As always, James came up with a performance matrix solution. I loved his solution to The Travelling Salesman; so easy to follow. Thanks.
2021.07.28 in #523Perl Weekly Challenge #123
James impressed me with his performance matrix. He is not scared of trying a different approach to improve the performance. Keep up the great work.
2021.08.04 in #524Perl Weekly Challenge #124
James pushed the bar higher as far as task #1 is concerned. For the Tug of War task, he once again presented his solution with a performance matrix. I simply love the matrix; it tells a nice story.
2021.08.13 in #525Perl Weekly Challenge #125
James kept the discussion to the minimum this time, I noticed. Generally I see the performance matrix at the end.
2021.08.16 in #526Perl Weekly Challenge #126
James's love for a performance matrix is always the first thing I notice. It tells the complete story behind each approach. Thanks for sharing.
2021.08.24 in #527Perl Weekly Challenge #127
James used his domain knowledge whilst dealing with the weekly challenge. Thanks for your contributions.
2021.09.04 in #528Perl Weekly Challenge #128
James' genomic approach to the Minimum Platform tssk is really cool. There is plenty to learn from his work. Thanks for sharing.
2021.09.12 in #529Perl Weekly Challenge #129
I loved the code re-use in this week contributions. It shows power of Perl. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
2021.09.13 in #530Perl Weekly Challenge #130
Nice use of a bitwise operator to deal with the Odd Number task. Cool hack to flatten the tree before checking if it is BST.
2021.09.26 in #531Perl Weekly Challenge #131
Beautiful solution and cool use of map. However, not easy to follow but laid out nicely.
2021.09.29 in #532Perl Weekly Challenge #132
James shed light on the value of Hash Join. I wasn't aware of it before. Thanks for sharing.
2021.10.15 in #534Perl Weekly Challenge #134
To me, the highlight of the week is the solution to the Pandigital Numbers task. It has James' special touch. Keep it up; great work.
2021.10.20 in #535Perl Weekly Challenge #135
James is known for writing beautiful-looking code. He did it again this week, Thanks for promoting Perl.
2021.10.29 in #536Perl Weekly Challenge #136
James's use of binary and bit operators makes the code compact. I love this compact yet readable solution. Great work, thanks for sharing.
2021.11.01 in #537Perl Weekly Challenge #137
James has, once again, gone beyond the task and shared his analysis of the Lychrel Number task. It is always pleasure reading his blog. Thanks for sharing.
2021.11.08 in #538Perl Weekly Challenge #138
James' observation about the task is unique. He has the ability to get to the bottom of each task and shares the knowledge. You really don't want to miss out. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
2021.11.24 in #540Perl Weekly Challenge #140
If you are looking for cute and beautiful solutions then James is the man for you. He is exceptional when it comes to performance-oriented solutions. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us every week.
2021.12.19 in #543Perl Weekly Challenge #143
No one can beat James in writing beautiful Perl code. I wish I could. Thanks for sharing compact solutions.
2021.12.25 in #544Perl Weekly Challenge #144
James's contributions week after week impress me a lot. I learn a lot from his contributions. Thanks for sharing.
2022.01.03 in #545Perl Weekly Challenge #145
James's solution is always magical and compact. And on top of that you get a detailed description. Thanks for your contributions.
2022.01.03 in #546Perl Weekly Challenge #146
James is known for compact and elgant solutions. I simply love his solutions. Thanks for your contributions.
2022.01.11 in #547Perl Weekly Challenge #147
The highlight of James' blog is always the interesting facts behind the task. There is plenty to learn from his work. Keep it up great work.
2022.01.23 in #548Perl Weekly Challenge #148
James is known for compact solutions. This week he shared very cool solutions too. You don't want to miss it.
2022.01.24 in #549Perl Weekly Challenge #149
James is known for compact solutions. His solution is not easy to read, but his blog post makes it easy to follow. Thanks for your contributions.
2022.02.06 in #550Perl Weekly Challenge #150
James keeping up his tradition of compact solutions. Loved the Fibonacci Words solution. Keep it up; great work.
2022.02.12 in #551Perl Weekly Challenge #151
It feels nice that some team members still call the weekly challenge by the name 'Perl Weekly Challenge'. James presents a nice challenge to me every week. I always look forward to his compact and precise solution. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
2022.02.17 in #552The Weekly Challenge #152
James ability to make task appears simple and then solve it accordingly. Keep it up great work.
2022.03.08 in #555The Weekly Challenge #155
James is known for his compact solutions. This week, we got pisano_period(), showing his Perl power. Keep it up, great work.
2022.03.15 in #556The Weekly Challenge #156
James presents solution with clarity. It makes even the harder task appears simple, great quality to have. Keep it up.
2022.03.25 in #557The Weekly Challenge 157
James is well known for his compact and scalable solutions. Footnotes to each solution explain the coding choices in a solution and additional background.
2022.03.31 in #558The Weekly Challenge 158
The relative performance analysis of different approaches for Challenge 1 is a very useful inclusion here. I appreciate the hard work put in every week. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
2022.04.05 in #559The Weekly Challenge 159
A very thorough solution, like every week. I wish I could do the same complete with performance matrix. Keep it up great work.
2022.04.11 in #560The Weekly Challenge 160
I admire the quality of solutions shared by James every week. Plenty to learn from; thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
2022.04.22 in #561The Weekly Challenge 161
I am not surprised James dealing with bonus challenge. Highly recommended.
2022.04.30 in #562The Weekly Challenge 162
I loved decoding compact solution every week. Thanks for sharing knowledge with us.
2022.05.08 in #563The Weekly Challenge 163
If you are looking for more than just the solutions then you have reached the right place. Highly Recommended.
2022.05.10 in #564The Weekly Challenge 164
James golf solution is worth checking out. The bonus optimized and cache solutions not to missed. Thanks for sharing.
2022.05.18 in #565straight through the point!
I am a big fan of James's style of coding. It feels like reading a poetry. Incredible, thanks for your contributions.
2022.05.27 in #566The Weekly Challenge 166
As usual James blog is full twist and turns. My personal favourite is the interesting observations. Keep it up great work.
2022.06.02 in #567The Weekly Challenge 167
James is a daring hacker, also follow the difficult path and share the journey with us. The final solution solution looks so beautiful as always. Keep it up great work.
2022.06.06 in #568The Weekly Challenge 168
James, being the most daring contributors, he lived upto his reputation, once again. You don't want to miss out. Highly recommended.
2022.06.14 in #569The Weekly Challenge 169
As always the case, James once again shared detailed analysis. Worth checking it out. Thank you.
2022.06.20 in #570The Weekly Challenge 170
James playing golf here and present us shortest solution. Clever attempt, well done.
2022.06.28 in #571The Weekly Challenge 171
A very smart approach to merge the two tasks. Well done. Highly Recommended.
2022.07.05 in #572The Weekly Challenge 172
James shared interesting edge cases and its workings. Highly recommended.
2022.07.11 in #573The Weekly Challenge 173
James solution always surprised me, you don't want to miss it. Highly recommended.
2022.07.18 in #574The Weekly Challenge 174
James classic one-liner is the highlight. I am a big fan of his compact solution. Well done.
2022.07.29 in #575The Weekly Challenge 175
James always challenge us with his analytical and technical skill. I love reading his code. Thanks for sharing.
2022.08.05 in #576The Weekly Challenge 176
James bonus part of the blog is not to be missed. Highly recommended.
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