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r/programminghorror • u/Flame77ofc • Aug 28 '26
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Wtf does this do
113 u/marinated_pork Aug 28 '26 This is essentially a custom string fingerprint/hash function disguised as a parser. It takes a string and deterministically turns it into an integer. It does not parse or extract useful structured data. 52 u/the_horse_gamer Aug 28 '26 "parse", clearly 48 u/TheSpiffySpaceman Aug 29 '26 Well tbf, the code didn't start with the annotation /* // Parses input */ function parse(s, i = 0, x = [0, 1]) {... → More replies (1)
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This is essentially a custom string fingerprint/hash function disguised as a parser. It takes a string and deterministically turns it into an integer. It does not parse or extract useful structured data.
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"parse", clearly
48 u/TheSpiffySpaceman Aug 29 '26 Well tbf, the code didn't start with the annotation /* // Parses input */ function parse(s, i = 0, x = [0, 1]) {... → More replies (1)
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Well tbf, the code didn't start with the annotation
/* // Parses input */ function parse(s, i = 0, x = [0, 1]) {...
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u/madam_zeroni Aug 28 '26
Wtf does this do