Re: test whether two arrays are equal

2004-12-08 Thread Dan Jacobson
>> I might be wrong, but I had guessed that the OP had meant that in the
>> sense of "a beginner might think this would work, so maybe we should
>> explicitly point out that it doesn't".
Bingo.
b> ah, that would make more sense.  In that case, sending a patch is
b> much better. :)
By definition beginners don't know how to send patches. So incorporate
that fleeting beginners view, with appropriate cometary of the pros
added, while it's still hot.  By the time I know how to send patches,
the rare glimpse into the beginner's head will be gone. Besides, I
Plus a full patch would imply I already knew the expert commentary
part -- imagine that, an expert still able to come up with beginner
glimpses. Actually in a past life I sent patches. That isn't the point
though.


Re: test whether two arrays are equal

2004-12-08 Thread _brian_d_foy
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dan Jacobson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> >> I might be wrong, but I had guessed that the OP had meant that in the
> >> sense of "a beginner might think this would work, so maybe we should
> >> explicitly point out that it doesn't".

> Bingo.

> b> ah, that would make more sense.  In that case, sending a patch is
> b> much better. :)

> By definition beginners don't know how to send patches.

i don't see how patches has anything to do with beginners.  You
can obviously put sentences and paragraphs together, so rewrite
the part of the answer you think should change, then post it.

Otherwise, it just ends up in my queue with all the other things
that wait for airport layovers.  Things that require less work,
like patching or cutting and pasting, get done faster. :)

-- 
brian d foy, [EMAIL PROTECTED]