Code Golf: The zen of writing bad code
summary
Walks through concrete PowerShell tricks that actually shave characters: optional whitespace, join/split/replace as operators, echo for arrays, deconstruction, parentheses-returning assignments, ++ behavior, ternary and null coalescing. Submits and validates on code.golf running PowerShell 7, builds a working 45‑character one‑liner FizzBuzz (site shows others at 42), and includes a 12 Days of Christmas one‑liner. Every claim is backed by code shown and executed.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Code golf introduction
- 4:54PowerShell whitespace tricks
- 11:32String/array shortcuts
- 16:11Variable deconstruction hacks
- 23:11Increment operators
- 25:41Looping constructs
- 27:29FizzBuzz deep dive
- 40:14FizzBuzz one-liner
- 45:40Summary
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