Efficient way to join elements under a conditional











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I am solving a certain challenge given by my friend.



I want to print the first day of the year if it is not a leap year, while I want both first and second days if it is a leap year.



I want to know if there is an efficient way to rewrite this piece of code:



If[Mod[year,4]==0,DayName/@{{year,1,1},{year,1,2}},{DayName[{year,1,1}]}]





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  • As an aside: leap years are not years which are multiples of 4, the definition is slightly more complex
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I am solving a certain challenge given by my friend.



I want to print the first day of the year if it is not a leap year, while I want both first and second days if it is a leap year.



I want to know if there is an efficient way to rewrite this piece of code:



If[Mod[year,4]==0,DayName/@{{year,1,1},{year,1,2}},{DayName[{year,1,1}]}]





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  • As an aside: leap years are not years which are multiples of 4, the definition is slightly more complex
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I am solving a certain challenge given by my friend.



I want to print the first day of the year if it is not a leap year, while I want both first and second days if it is a leap year.



I want to know if there is an efficient way to rewrite this piece of code:



If[Mod[year,4]==0,DayName/@{{year,1,1},{year,1,2}},{DayName[{year,1,1}]}]





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I am solving a certain challenge given by my friend.



I want to print the first day of the year if it is not a leap year, while I want both first and second days if it is a leap year.



I want to know if there is an efficient way to rewrite this piece of code:



If[Mod[year,4]==0,DayName/@{{year,1,1},{year,1,2}},{DayName[{year,1,1}]}]





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  • As an aside: leap years are not years which are multiples of 4, the definition is slightly more complex
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  • As an aside: leap years are not years which are multiples of 4, the definition is slightly more complex
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As an aside: leap years are not years which are multiples of 4, the definition is slightly more complex
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As an aside: leap years are not years which are multiples of 4, the definition is slightly more complex
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Here is an alternate solution not using If:



Table[ DayName[ {year, 1, x} ], {x, 1 + Boole[ LeapYearQ[{year} ]]} ]





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    LeapYearQ should be more reliable, in particular since special rules apply if the year is divisible by 100 or 400.



    f = year [Function] If[
    
   LeapYearQ[{year, 1, 1}],
    
   DayName /@ {{year, 1, 1}, {year, 1, 2}},
    
   {DayName[{year, 1, 1}]}
    
   ]





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    • Thanks for that tip. But is there still a better way to write the rest of the code? I mean specifically for DayName part.
      – JustCurious
      7 hours ago










    • Hm. What does "better" mean? Are you concerned about efficiency? Why? How many years do you want to test this way?
      – Henrik Schumacher
      7 hours ago










    • I'm concerned about efficiency since it's a challenge. Nothing much.
      – JustCurious
      7 hours ago











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    Here is an alternate solution not using If:



    Table[ DayName[ {year, 1, x} ], {x, 1 + Boole[ LeapYearQ[{year} ]]} ]





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      Here is an alternate solution not using If:



      Table[ DayName[ {year, 1, x} ], {x, 1 + Boole[ LeapYearQ[{year} ]]} ]





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        Here is an alternate solution not using If:



        Table[ DayName[ {year, 1, x} ], {x, 1 + Boole[ LeapYearQ[{year} ]]} ]





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        Here is an alternate solution not using If:



        Table[ DayName[ {year, 1, x} ], {x, 1 + Boole[ LeapYearQ[{year} ]]} ]






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            LeapYearQ should be more reliable, in particular since special rules apply if the year is divisible by 100 or 400.



            f = year [Function] If[
            
   LeapYearQ[{year, 1, 1}],
            
   DayName /@ {{year, 1, 1}, {year, 1, 2}},
            
   {DayName[{year, 1, 1}]}
            
   ]





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            • Thanks for that tip. But is there still a better way to write the rest of the code? I mean specifically for DayName part.
              – JustCurious
              7 hours ago










            • Hm. What does "better" mean? Are you concerned about efficiency? Why? How many years do you want to test this way?
              – Henrik Schumacher
              7 hours ago










            • I'm concerned about efficiency since it's a challenge. Nothing much.
              – JustCurious
              7 hours ago















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            2
            down vote













            LeapYearQ should be more reliable, in particular since special rules apply if the year is divisible by 100 or 400.



            f = year [Function] If[
            
   LeapYearQ[{year, 1, 1}],
            
   DayName /@ {{year, 1, 1}, {year, 1, 2}},
            
   {DayName[{year, 1, 1}]}
            
   ]





            share|improve this answer





















            • Thanks for that tip. But is there still a better way to write the rest of the code? I mean specifically for DayName part.
              – JustCurious
              7 hours ago










            • Hm. What does "better" mean? Are you concerned about efficiency? Why? How many years do you want to test this way?
              – Henrik Schumacher
              7 hours ago










            • I'm concerned about efficiency since it's a challenge. Nothing much.
              – JustCurious
              7 hours ago













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            2
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            up vote
            2
            down vote









            LeapYearQ should be more reliable, in particular since special rules apply if the year is divisible by 100 or 400.



            f = year [Function] If[
            
   LeapYearQ[{year, 1, 1}],
            
   DayName /@ {{year, 1, 1}, {year, 1, 2}},
            
   {DayName[{year, 1, 1}]}
            
   ]





            share|improve this answer












            LeapYearQ should be more reliable, in particular since special rules apply if the year is divisible by 100 or 400.



            f = year [Function] If[
            
   LeapYearQ[{year, 1, 1}],
            
   DayName /@ {{year, 1, 1}, {year, 1, 2}},
            
   {DayName[{year, 1, 1}]}
            
   ]






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            answered 7 hours ago









            Henrik Schumacher

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            • Thanks for that tip. But is there still a better way to write the rest of the code? I mean specifically for DayName part.
              – JustCurious
              7 hours ago










            • Hm. What does "better" mean? Are you concerned about efficiency? Why? How many years do you want to test this way?
              – Henrik Schumacher
              7 hours ago










            • I'm concerned about efficiency since it's a challenge. Nothing much.
              – JustCurious
              7 hours ago


















            • Thanks for that tip. But is there still a better way to write the rest of the code? I mean specifically for DayName part.
              – JustCurious
              7 hours ago










            • Hm. What does "better" mean? Are you concerned about efficiency? Why? How many years do you want to test this way?
              – Henrik Schumacher
              7 hours ago










            • I'm concerned about efficiency since it's a challenge. Nothing much.
              – JustCurious
              7 hours ago
















            Thanks for that tip. But is there still a better way to write the rest of the code? I mean specifically for DayName part.
            – JustCurious
            7 hours ago




            Thanks for that tip. But is there still a better way to write the rest of the code? I mean specifically for DayName part.
            – JustCurious
            7 hours ago












            Hm. What does "better" mean? Are you concerned about efficiency? Why? How many years do you want to test this way?
            – Henrik Schumacher
            7 hours ago




            Hm. What does "better" mean? Are you concerned about efficiency? Why? How many years do you want to test this way?
            – Henrik Schumacher
            7 hours ago












            I'm concerned about efficiency since it's a challenge. Nothing much.
            – JustCurious
            7 hours ago




            I'm concerned about efficiency since it's a challenge. Nothing much.
            – JustCurious
            7 hours ago


















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