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Loading the words of a dictionary into an in-memory structure for the purpose of lookups occurs quite commonly in computing. That is, if we allow word to mean any sequence of bytes, letters, or other structured data. Indeed such lookup is one of the cornerstones of computing. (more…)

I've always wanted to write a word game like Boggle: a game where the player has to form words using the letters on dice. It's a fun game, and would be a good addition to my Flash library. So I built Worgle, or I should say, am building Worgle. (more…)

But it shouldn't create a new item, "Edit" is supposed to edit the old item, like it did when I replied... (replies…)

I think the issue is that an edit seems look like a new item instead of just changing the original item. (more…)

You see, I editted my first reply and it worked fine. This also works in testing, and for me. So, what did you actually do to get the duplicate?! (replies…)

Curious, how did you manage that... (replies…)

Reusing code is like reusing toilet paper. (replies…)

I clicked on edit to change my post, and it seems to display two now in the main list. (replies…)

From an interview with Knuth "Still, I hate to duck your questions even though I also hate to offend other people’s sensibilities—given that software methodology has always been akin to religion. (more…)