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refactormycode.com is a website where you can get input from other programmers about reducing a piece of code down to a smaller and more elegant solution, exactly what ~CodeIsArt is all about!

For example, this solution in Javascript to return if a given date is a leap year goes from:

Object.extend(Date.prototype, {
    isLeap: function(){
        var year = this.getFullYear();
        return (year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0) || (year % 100 == 0 && year % 400 == 0);
    }
});

To:

function isLeap(y){return new Date(y, 2, 0).getDate()==29;}

Through the input of others into the problem. And whilst you're there, you may be able to help others out with your own programming knowledge!

This website is great for people of all levels looking for the art in programming, and ultimate elegance in problem solving.

I hope to see some of your improved pieces appearing in ~CodeIsArt's favourites soon

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10 PRINT "There is no place like home"
20 GOTO 10