Are dictionaries self-defined? [more inside]
posted by signal on Apr 3, 2009 - 24 answers

Recursion filter: I recently came across the phrase 'Mise en Abyme' and have become fascinated by recursion in literature, language and film. What writings have used these themes in their form to address the questions they posed? [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Apr 2, 2008 - 20 answers

I can handle Ruby, Python, PHP, Perl, and, sigh, Java. My C and C++ are purely academic. How do I get into 'real' programming as an undergrad. [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Jan 13, 2008 - 23 answers

How do I find all possible combinations of a multidimensional array in PHP? [more inside]
posted by grrarrgh00 on Jun 11, 2007 - 13 answers

Help me find novels and other narratives that wrap around, ending in such away that you find yourself back at the beginning. (maybe some spoilers inside): [more inside]
posted by PinkStainlessTail on Nov 14, 2006 - 49 answers

I need help with recursive constructing of an xml object in flash.
Google just doesn't cut it for me - maybe you can [+] [more inside]
posted by FidelDonson on Jan 24, 2005 - 3 answers

datascrubbing: I'm using rm -R */*.gif (for example) to get rid of unnecessary files in a directory. There is stuff that's nested about five directories deep that I can't get to using the above command. I'm using the Bash terminal in OS X. specifically, there is a redundant file called "popup" nested in there that I want to get rid of, among others.

Second related problem: is there a way to recursively delete (full) directories, say ones that end in .blob using wildcards? And would I use rmdir or rm -R to do this?

I'm working on a copy of the original, so its ok to experiment a little
posted by mecran01 on Jul 16, 2004 - 18 answers