2023.09.18 in #635THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE - 235
You will love the srtuctured post with bonus Python solutions alongwith Perl and Raku. Thank you for your contributions.
2023.09.25 in #636THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE - 236
Breakdown of process makes it so easy to follow the logic. Please keep sharing blog.
2023.10.09 in #638THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE - 238
Perl and Raku can be so similar doing the same task. Even Python is not far. Keep sharing the knowledge every week.
2023.10.23 in #640THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE - 240
Simple and straight forward solutions in Perl, Raku and Python. Great work.
2023.11.27 in #645THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE - 245
Blend of Perl, Raku and Python showing the power of individual languages. Thanks for sharing.
2023.12.11 in #647THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE - 247
A very unique approach to get the job done in different languages presenting the internals. Coolest approach.
2023.12.18 in #648THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE - 248
What a cool combination of Perl, Python and Raku. There is always something new to learn every week.
2026.03.16 in #765The Weekly Challenge 365
This well-written article provides structure to help readers understand how each Weekly Challenge solution was developed. It combines clear explanations with practical examples of code to look at both how to apply a problem and how to solve it. The author demonstrates an understanding of their problem as well as the specific requirements that need to be satisfied in order for a given solution to be considered valid, but also gives the reader a fun place to explore various forms of programming using the languages of Perl and others.
2026.03.31 in #767The Weekly Challenge 367
The post provides a very pragmatic and functional dual language reference to assist in solving PWC 367. He uses string replication to solve the binary operation task and provides a simple mathematical overlap condition $max(start1, start2) < min(end1, end2)$ for the scheduling task. Therefore his post shows readers how to write readable, fast and efficient code in Perl and Python.
2026.04.06 in #768The Weekly Challenge 368
In an excellent blog post, Lubos compares the two programming languages Perl and Python. He explains how to solve complicated algorithms in both programming languages, while adhering to the idioms of each language. He provides extremely complete solutions to the algorithmic problems, using Perl's succinct use of regular expressions and arrays and Python's logical, clear, and concise syntax to provide a comprehensive and cross-platform tutorial on how to solve problems.
2026.04.16 in #769The Weekly Challenge 369
In this post, we look at the approach both challenges in a disciplined and structured manner. The focus is on having code that is easy to maintain and easy to read. We have examples showing clean, modular Perl and Python code, and show examples of how the "Group Division" challenge is solved using efficient use of list slicing and using generator expressions to partition and pad strings in a method that's worthy of professional quality.
2026.05.18 in #774The Weekly Challenge 374
The code provided is a highly legible and clear way of handling the challenge resolution process, making use of commonly used data structures to simplify complex string processing tasks. It is very pleasing to see this clean, parallelised logic presented in both Perl and Python, which helps improve the maintainability of the two codes and provides a great deal of educational value as well.
2026.06.01 in #776The Weekly Challenge 376
An unusually clear yet detailed solution is provided in this blog post, as it combines clean, idiomatic code examples with short technical explanations about how to use regex to parse doubled words and how to compare two mathematical coordinates. Complex logic is presented so anyone can read easily and learn from.
2026.06.15 in #778The Weekly Challenge 378
Implementations of these two assignments are very clean and idiomatic as well as easy to read in both programming languages. The way Lubos have implemented the hash-increment grep technique in Perl and the set() function in Python for deduplicating elements in the first assignment are both optimal and effective solutions. The way he has converted ASCII to numbers and vice versa in both the first and second assignments using characters' ord( ) methods combined with the string concatenation operator ' + ' provides an elegant solution which parallels the mathematical logic of the challenges.
2026.06.22 in #779The Weekly Challenge 379
Lubos writing style contains excellent quality, idiomatic code and brief, easily-understood explanations of the different ways to break down difficult logical or enough to solve complicated mathematical problems, so they are accessible to all (even to those with no programming experience).
2026.06.29 in #780The Weekly Challenge 380
In this article, solutions presented were derived by showing the strengths of each language by providing a clear and technical comparison of how Perl's regex-based string manipulation can be contrasted with the expressive nature of Python's list comprehensions and the built-in dictionary structures.
2026.07.06 in #781The Weekly Challenge 381
This post offers an impressively accurate, production-level technical examination of The Weekly Challenge #381. Lubos exemplifies a perfect union of software dependability and intelligent design of algorithms with native testing technologies, making the code as efficient as it is easy for maintenance.
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