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Determine font color based on background color

Given a system (a website for instance) that lets a user customize the background color for some section but not the font color ...

May 19, 2022
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Finding all possible combinations of numbers to reach a given sum

How would you go about testing all possible combinations of additions from a given set N of numbers so they add up to ...

May 18, 2022
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GOTO still considered harmful? [closed]

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May 17, 2022
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Why is it recommended to have empty line in the end of a source file?

Some code style tools recommend this and I remember seeing some unix command line tools warning about missing empty line. What is the ...

May 16, 2022
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Why do people say there is modulo bias when using a random number generator?

I have seen this question asked a lot but never seen a true concrete answer to it. So I am going to post ...

May 15, 2022
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Practical non-image based CAPTCHA approaches?

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May 15, 2022
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What is Type-safe?

What does “type-safe” mean? 12 Answers 12

May 15, 2022
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Best ways to teach a beginner to program? [closed]

As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, ...

May 14, 2022
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Acronyms in CamelCase [closed]

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May 14, 2022
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Difference between pre-increment and post-increment in a loop?

Is there a difference in ++i and i++ in a for loop? Is it simply a syntax thing? 23 Answers 23

May 14, 2022
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