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Tags for specific algorithms?

I was editing a question and I was about to tag it bubblesort, but it occurred to me that tag might be too specific. I almost tagged it sorting but its only connection to sorting is that the algorithm …
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Homework tag discussion

Actually, SO has over 15,300 questions tagged homework. I often see people adding and suggesting the tag if a question looks like it might be HW. I think it is a good idea to have the tag, if for noth …
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Are questions on introductory undergraduate CS theory appropriate here?

Of course they should be on topic. Graduate level questions go on TCS, what would it leave us if we didn't take undergrad questions (even just "introductory" ones)? And "introductory" is rather ambigu …
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Policy on "easy" programming questions

I think algorithms and data structures should be on-topic, but not going from theory to the actual implementation. So regarding your example: How do I get the symmetrical difference of two lists i …
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Will homework questions be allowed?

SO also gets a fair number of homework questions. I think they should be accepted here IF (1) they are otherwise good questions - well worded and on-topic, and (2) the student has made some effort to …
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