Dan Bron writes in http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/DanBron/Naive
Eratosthenes didn't know any programming languages, and I know several. Yet, I am not confident that, if [he] had not invented [the sieve], I would have. I believe you understate the overwhelming advantages you have over Eratosthenes. Among them: - algebra - Arabic positional number system - initimate familiarity with the 4 basic arithmetic operations - number systems, in particular the integers and rationals A bright (top 10%, say) student in High School mathematics should be able to invent the prime sieve. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Bron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, May 21, 2007 1:04 pm Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] How can I get a list containing of every multiple of2 less than or equal to 27? > Terrence Brannon wrote: > > > I'm sure many of you are suspecting that I am doing a > > naive implementation of ... I think Roger's solution > > ... is optimized and hence not acceptable. > > Like others, I am annoyed by the concept of a language shootout > which forces you to use a naive implementation. > > What is the point of comparing languages if you're not allowed to > use the advantages intrinsic to each language? > > My Op Ed piece is here: > > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/DanBron/Naive > > -Dan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
