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An algorithm is a sequence of well-defined steps that define an abstract solution to a problem. Use this tag when your issue is related to algorithm design.

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Checking if a number is a perfect square (without Math)

I typed this up quickly as an intuitive solution for determining if a given number is a perfect square. How could I improve this? I already know that it doesn't handle the case where the number is 1. …
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Attempt at method to draw diamond (recursive or not ?)

I'm not so good with recursion, so I've decided to tackle an exercise consisting of drawing this pattern using characters: * *** ***** ******* ********* *********** ************* …
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