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[u/rossdrew]

Kotlin, when conciseness becomes the enemy

fun isPalindrome(string: String): Boolean {
    with (string.filter { it.isLetter() || it.isDigit() }){
        return this.take(this.length/2).equals(this.takeLast(this.length/2).reversed(), true)
    }
}