Yanick wrote: > Don't be so eager to use the 'N' word. Peeking at >Jay's golf card, his score of TPR(0,3) reveals that he >can swing a mean club if he's in the mood. I would >rather be of the opinion that we have unearthed one >very quiet alien that might be very, very hard to beat >next tournament...
I modestly suggest that TPR(0,3) was a fluke. Wrapping one brain around the requirements was fairly easy, and there were almost no corner cases that needed special handling. The coding process involved one or two lucky discoveries followed by exclamations of "Golly! That crazy gizmo really works!" TPR(0,4), on the other hand, kicked my ass up one side of the street and down the other. Getting something to work at all was a challenge. I let myself become enchanted by the horrible beauty of the statement, ($s.=$_.$")|=($t.=c."\0")^($t|=$s^$s)for@F; I knew I was basically finished after that, as it gave the visual impression that it would fall to pieces if touched, nevermind what would happen if it received a solid drubbing from my ham- like fists. Noodling with the special case regexes took over, and I missed obvious strokes that no real golfer would have. Summing up, I'm no alien. As for the "abnormal" label, if a man is judged by the company he keeps.... :) -- Jay Tilton
