orlp

Leiden, Netherlands

https://github.com/orlp

Computer Science undergraduate and cryptography enthusiast. Currently looking for part time remote opportunities during my study. You can contact me at orsonpeters@gmail.com.

Favourite languages: C++, Python, Rust, C.

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How to calculate the angle between a line and the horizontal axis?

c# python trigonometry asked Sep 28, 2011 at 15:58

stackoverflow.com

245 votes

How to check for DLL dependency?

windows dll dependencies asked Sep 11, 2011 at 14:44

stackoverflow.com

190 votes

Why does GCC generate such radically different assembly for nearly the same C code?

c gcc assembly x86 compiler-optimization asked Apr 20, 2012 at 16:59

stackoverflow.com

101 votes

Fast prime factorization module

python algorithm prime-factoring asked Jan 10, 2011 at 4:19

stackoverflow.com

73 votes

Tweetable hash function challenge

code-challenge restricted-source hashing asked Apr 1, 2016 at 11:03

codegolf.stackexchange.com

65 votes

Project files for Notepad++?

notepad++ asked Nov 21, 2011 at 22:26

stackoverflow.com

55 votes

Why are both little- and big-endian in use?

computer-science endianness asked Jan 20, 2011 at 21:20

stackoverflow.com

53 votes

"Referer" or "referrer"

orthography internet asked Sep 20, 2011 at 22:35

english.stackexchange.com

48 votes

Print all alphanumeric characters plus underscore

code-golf kolmogorov-complexity asked Jul 18, 2016 at 17:23

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47 votes

C++: Getting a temporary file, cross-platform

c++ temporary-files asked Apr 7, 2011 at 19:15

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std::string to char*

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707

Check if something is (not) in a list in Python

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299

Collections.defaultdict difference with normal dict

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196

Why is this code vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks?

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191

Is it good practice to free a NULL pointer in C?

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185

Is this how the + operator is implemented in C?

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126

Why is it impossible to build a compiler that can determine if a C++ function will change the value of a particular variable?

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112

Draw an Image as a Voronoi Map

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110

How do I get the day of week given a date?

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107

Use of "this" keyword in C++

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101

Why declare a variable in one line, and assign to it in the next?

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Is legislation NP-complete?

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Paint Starry Night, objectively, in 1kB of code

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What is the difference between xmalloc and malloc?

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Fastest way to search a list in python

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TypeError: 'list' object is not callable while trying to access a list

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Print a 10 by 10 grid of asterisks

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How to replace last character of the string using c#?

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How to initialize a string set in C++?

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Is this number a prime?

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What is the meaning of XOR in x86 assembly?

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How can std::vector access elements with huge gaps between them?

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How to concatenate element-wise two lists in Python

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Why does Sleep(500) cost more than 500ms?

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Get current username in C++ on Windows

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How does the C++ compiler evaluate recursive constexpr functions so quickly?

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Contradiction proof for inequality of P and NP?

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[] and {} vs list() and dict(), which is better?

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Shortest Error Message

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Print a 10 by 10 grid of asterisks

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