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Shortest code that gives no error with c++ compiler and python interpreter.
By NanoLine, history, 23 months ago, In English

I challenge you to find a shorter code that the condition above is met.

#define min main(){}
min
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23 months ago, hide # |
 
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Just blank file

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cool challenge

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this is the shortest i know for C++: main(){}

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This one is 2 bytes shorter:

#define id main(){}
id
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    No 1-letter function exists in Python 3.12 so I'm pretty sure this is the shortest.

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      18 months ago, hide # ^ |
       
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      Thanks for replying; you brought my attention back to this problem, which caused me to think more about it. Turns out, there is a shorter solution. It uses an entirely different idea. Here it is:

      int
exit();
main()
{}

      This compiles with g++ and runs with Python 3.11 (probably works with 3.12 too). It is 1 byte shorter than my previous solution.

      An even shorter solution can be compiled with gcc as C source code, but doesn't compile with g++ as C++ source code:

      exit();
main()
{}
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That looks cool I guess!

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#define id main(){}
id

it`s so fun!

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