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Lisp Condense

Reduce 4 cons selection operations down to one function call.

Start file

(print (car (car (cdr (car list)))))

End file

(print (caadar list))

View Diff

1c1
< (print (car (car (cdr (car list)))))
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> (print (caadar list))

Solutions

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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158 active golfers, 460 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#91 - basha / @bashaalex

08/15/2014 at 03:43PM

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#92 - Vim Golfer / @golfing_vim

08/23/2014 at 01:11PM

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#93 - Isaac / @elemental_1_1

08/24/2014 at 11:58AM

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#94 - James / @Dronak

09/20/2014 at 07:03PM

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#95 - Jan Novak / @odpadnimail

11/19/2014 at 02:15PM

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#96 - Carlos A Henríquez Q / @lagunex

01/18/2015 at 03:30PM

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#97 - TheProgrammer971 / @tp971

03/14/2015 at 02:44PM

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#98 - Rolf / @liffon

04/28/2015 at 09:15PM

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#99 - Lifepillar / @lifepillar

09/13/2015 at 07:24AM

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#100 - Etienne Tremel / @etiennetremel

02/20/2016 at 09:01PM

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#101 - Jacob Buete / @JBuete

07/17/2017 at 02:38PM

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#102 - Seth Rader / @f4uLT

08/13/2014 at 11:25AM

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#103 - farseer / @FarseerSee2012

08/13/2014 at 04:59PM

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#104 - Phil Runninger / @PhilRunninger

08/13/2014 at 07:18PM

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#105 - LC / @leeren

08/14/2014 at 12:32AM

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#106 - Ram Tamtam / @ramtamtamtam

08/14/2014 at 11:51AM

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#107 - Bambu / @bambumandinga

08/15/2014 at 03:22AM

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#108 - Patrick Pitoscia / @Patrick03960431

08/16/2014 at 03:51PM

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#109 - Tj / @yrddy

08/19/2014 at 02:04AM

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#110 - wfdctrl / @wfdctrl

08/23/2014 at 07:24PM

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#111 - Adam Milligan / @adammilligan

08/24/2014 at 01:09AM

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#112 - Alexey Permyakov / @AlexeyPermyakov

08/24/2014 at 06:13AM

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#113 - Guillaume Seren / @guillaumeseren

08/27/2014 at 11:41AM

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#114 - jptomoya / @_jptomoya

10/17/2014 at 01:54PM

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#115 - kungfuchad / @kungfuchad

10/28/2014 at 07:41PM

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#116 - Erik Buček / @_EnterNameHere_

11/26/2014 at 03:12PM

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#117 - Cody Reichert / @CodyReichert

01/19/2015 at 04:32AM

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#118 - Walker Boh / @walker_boh

10/12/2015 at 09:33AM

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#119 - Gerald Tilma / @GeraldTilma

10/20/2015 at 01:44AM

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#120 - Olivier Bégassat / @zk_evm

06/14/2023 at 10:43PM