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Mass File Rename

iesoftwaredeveloper — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Every so often I have the need to rename a massive amount of files. This generally happens when there is a pattern in the name and I need to change it to a different pattern. There are a number of ways to do this, but I often use the following short…

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git: Undo a Commit

iesoftwaredeveloper — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 13:35:00 +0000

Sometimes right after you perform a commit in git you realize you made a mistake. For me it is usually that I commit a file I didn't want to or wasn't ready to. The good news is that as long as you haven't pushed it to a remote repository it is…

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Test for Palindrome

iesoftwaredeveloper — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:39:00 +0000

A palindrome is a word, number, phrase or other sequence of characters that reads the same forwards as it does backwards. Some examples of a numeric palindrome are 777 or 12321. A palindrome can be a date such as 02-02-2020 or a time like 12:21. I…

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We're giving you an opportunity!

iesoftwaredeveloper — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:15:00 +0000

I recently received an email that let me know that I had an amazing opportunity! I have included the "Honest Email" version below.

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Find Longest String in String Array

iesoftwaredeveloper — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 19:03:00 +0000

Problem Given an dictionary with string values, find the longest string value in the dictionary.

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Reversing a string

iesoftwaredeveloper — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 22:04:00 +0000

When working strings there are any number of operations you might need to perform. One operation is to reverse a string. Some examplesAn algorithmA better algorithmSwap 1Swap 2Why would you reverse a string? Some examples

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What is a string?

iesoftwaredeveloper — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 19:55:00 +0000

Strings are one of those basic constructs that are so important to communicating that many programming languages include them as a basic type. What is a string? It is nothing more than a series of zero or more characters. For computers, characters are…

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Maximum Sum Sub-array Problem: Kadane's Algorithm

iesoftwaredeveloper — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 00:41:00 +0000

The problem presented is that you have a one dimensional array of numbers. From that array you need to find the maximum sum sub-array. The sub-array must be contiguous. The solution to this can be in several forms. You could just want the actual maximum…

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