1105 bytes. Some of that is because I hardcode the names of the input and output files into the code, so that I can stay within the J session.
And you are right, I should have copied and pasted the output for the sample cases rather than trusting my eyes and fingers. That said, elegance has to do with how well the language and recent activities fits the problem design, as much as anything else. Given the nature of many of the code jam problems, I should really spend some time doing some alpha beta pruning work, since a number of the code jam problems seem to be designed around that kind of approach. And if I had a drop-in framework for that kind of thing, I would be much better equipped for the time constraints of the contest. (That, along with quite a variety of other things which I should be doing with my time... I should really be spending some time planting a garden, building a 3d printer, making music, spending time with my family, reading, studying, etc. etc....) Thanks, -- Raul On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 9:25 PM, Joe Bogner <[email protected]> wrote: > Having never heard the name Fegla, for some reason I also read it as > "Felga", like Helga. I suppose having a test case that matches the > sample output exactly might have helped. literally copy/pasting the > expected output. A test case that simple might be tempting to just > eyeball it. > > How does your byte count compare to the top entrants? I skimmed > through some of the top most compact solutions and I would guess the J > is shorter. The handful I looked at were also similar in nature - > looping through the combinations. Your J solution looks considerably > more elegant by comparison > > > On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 9:08 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: >> Also, as the only J entrant, I suppose I really should put more effort >> into the competition. >> >> Ah well... >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- >> Raul >> >> >> On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 9:03 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Ah, I see it now. >>> >>> I mis-spelled Fegla. >>> >>> -- >>> Raul >>> >>> >>> On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 8:17 PM, Joe Bogner <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Googling turned up, http://www.go-hero.net/jam/14/problems/2/1 , which >>>> looks like all solutions >>>> >>>> I don't know how how valid they are but assuming they are correct you could >>>> run one and see how the results differ. I would be interested in the >>>> outcome and may do it myself later >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
