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Meta New solution to same challenge in same language: Change existing answer or add new one?

A while ago I wrote an answer in C (gcc) to the FizzBuzz challenge. Now I've found a shorter solution for the same compiler, which however uses a completely different strategy. Now I wonder if I s...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by celtschk‭  ·  edited 1y ago by trichoplax‭

#3: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2023-09-26T19:29:29Z (about 1 year ago)
Typo in title
  • New solution to same challence in same language: Change existing answer or add new one?
  • New solution to same challenge in same language: Change existing answer or add new one?
A while ago I wrote an answer in C (gcc) to the FizzBuzz challenge. Now I've found a shorter solution for the same compiler, which however uses a completely different strategy.

Now I wonder if I should add that solution to my current answer, or instead add a new answer with that different solution.

Note that if it were a mere variation of the old code, it would clearly go to the existing answer, but it is a completely independent solution.

[This][old] is my existing post, and [here][new] you can see my new solution on TIO.

 [old]: https://codegolf.codidact.com/posts/279365/279383#answer-279383
 [new]: https://tio.run/##S9ZNT07@/z/TOjcxM09Ds7o8IzMnVSNTW9vG0MBAszo5I7FIoTg61lbJLbOqyqm0qkpJR6vEtljbREtRUSNT1VjTOjMNSJtqFkebxNoaWGuV2BeUlhRrlGhaFRRl5pWkaSippsTkKelkalrX1v7/DwA
#2: Post edited by user avatar celtschk‭ · 2021-11-16T11:28:43Z (almost 3 years ago)
  • A while ago I wrote an answer in C (gcc) to the FizzBuzz challenge. Now I've found a shorter solution for the same compiler, which however uses a completely different strategy.
  • Now I wonder if I should add that solution to my current answer, or instead add a new answer with that different solution.
  • [This][old] is my existing post, and [here][new] you can see my new solution on TIO.
  • [old]: https://codegolf.codidact.com/posts/279365/279383#answer-279383
  • [new]: https://tio.run/##S9ZNT07@/z/TOjcxM09Ds7o8IzMnVSNTW9vG0MBAszo5I7FIoTg61lbJLbOqyqm0qkpJR6vEtljbREtRUSNT1VjTOjMNSJtqFkebxNoaWGuV2BeUlhRrlGhaFRRl5pWkaSippsTkKelkalrX1v7/DwA
  • A while ago I wrote an answer in C (gcc) to the FizzBuzz challenge. Now I've found a shorter solution for the same compiler, which however uses a completely different strategy.
  • Now I wonder if I should add that solution to my current answer, or instead add a new answer with that different solution.
  • Note that if it were a mere variation of the old code, it would clearly go to the existing answer, but it is a completely independent solution.
  • [This][old] is my existing post, and [here][new] you can see my new solution on TIO.
  • [old]: https://codegolf.codidact.com/posts/279365/279383#answer-279383
  • [new]: https://tio.run/##S9ZNT07@/z/TOjcxM09Ds7o8IzMnVSNTW9vG0MBAszo5I7FIoTg61lbJLbOqyqm0qkpJR6vEtljbREtRUSNT1VjTOjMNSJtqFkebxNoaWGuV2BeUlhRrlGhaFRRl5pWkaSippsTkKelkalrX1v7/DwA
#1: Initial revision by user avatar celtschk‭ · 2021-11-16T11:25:13Z (almost 3 years ago)
New solution to same challence in same language: Change existing answer or add new one?
A while ago I wrote an answer in C (gcc) to the FizzBuzz challenge. Now I've found a shorter solution for the same compiler, which however uses a completely different strategy.

Now I wonder if I should add that solution to my current answer, or instead add a new answer with that different solution.

[This][old] is my existing post, and [here][new] you can see my new solution on TIO.

 [old]: https://codegolf.codidact.com/posts/279365/279383#answer-279383
 [new]: https://tio.run/##S9ZNT07@/z/TOjcxM09Ds7o8IzMnVSNTW9vG0MBAszo5I7FIoTg61lbJLbOqyqm0qkpJR6vEtljbREtRUSNT1VjTOjMNSJtqFkebxNoaWGuV2BeUlhRrlGhaFRRl5pWkaSippsTkKelkalrX1v7/DwA