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The basic idea of a kolmogorov-complexity challenge is to print a set output in the shortest code (though that meaning has changed now). We have had many of them, from Borromean Rings to The Gettysburg Address.
Your Task
This question is similar, except that it requires printing of a special text - the text of this question. Specifically, the very Markdown code that I am typing right now.
To prevent an infinite recursion in the question, the exact text you have to print can be found here.
Clarifications
- You are not allowed to use any external sources like the internet.
- This means that the purpose of this question is not to download this question text and parse it, but instead to store it in you program.
- This is code-golf, so shortest code in bytes wins!
70Let this be a reminder not to edit this post. Ever. Or we're all screwed. – ETHproductions – 9 years ago
1@ETHproductions I'm editing it right now before any answers come in with Geobits' link. Let's hope I never have to again. – Maltysen – 9 years ago
Curious: How did you find the revision link for your last edit before you actually made the edit? – DankMemes – 9 years ago
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@DankMemes There's a 5 minute grace period in which you can make more edits without adding a separate revision.
– ETHproductions – 9 years ago5For the record, the full text is 1059 bytes long, including newlines. – ETHproductions – 9 years ago
23"but instead to store it in you program" Are you sure you don't want to fix that typo? :D – mbomb007 – 9 years ago
9@mbomb007 it's not a typo, it's a feature. – h.j.k. – 9 years ago
1@ETHproductions For the record, following the view source link I find 1055 bytes – edc65 – 9 years ago
Compression encoding removes all the fun of such kind of questions! :( – sergiol – 7 years ago