Hello Geoff;
That was as good an answer as I could expect. Thanks.
Geoff Canyon wrote:
No, it is exactly a Project Euler problem, but it seems to me there
are two forms of cheating:
1. I am trying to help others learn how to solve a Project Euler
problem without doing the work.
2. I am trying to get help in solving a Project Euler problem without
doing the work myself.
On 1, I didn't identify the question as a Project Euler problem, and
frankly the idea that I could help anyone solve Project Euler problems
in J is laughable. I discovered J as a result of Project Euler (you
see people post "here's my one-line solution in J" enough times as you
start to get curious) but I only use J as a hobby, so as anyone who's
read my posts here will tell you, I'm still a hack J programmer. ;-)
On 2, I only posted code that _already worked_ for the limited purpose
I stated, and asked if it was any good (it wasn't). But it _did_ solve
the problem I stated, so it's not like I was asking for help solving
something I couldn't figure out -- which again is not the whole
Project Euler problem.
So I feel pretty comfortable with myself ethically, but what do you
think?
As a side note, I've solved about fifty Project Euler problems,
something like five of them since I started using J to do so. I coded
every solution myself, not that you have any reason to believe that.
As a further side note, I still haven't solved the Project Euler
problem in question. But no hints, please. ;-)
regards,
Geoff
On Apr 18, 2008, at 5:35 AM, Randy MacDonald wrote:
If you can tell me your line of questioning has nothing to do with a
Project Euler question, other than bein math-related of course,
please excuse. Having seen these kinds of questions
(sudoku)
posed here before, I'm just wondering if others are making the same
inference.
Geoff Canyon wrote:
On Apr 17, 2008, at 6:48 AM, Randy MacDonald wrote:
Has this forum become the Project Euler cheat forum?
Your statement is unclear; how am I cheating?
regards,
Geoff
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