in the mid-90s.
Cheers,
Wol
From: Wols Listsantli...@youngman.org.uk
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Subject: Re: [U2] Simplify, or why mathematicians make better programmers
On 14/11/11 19:49, George Gallen wrote:
Or didn't
COL = (79-LEN(SITE.NAME)*2+1)/2
Is it just me, or are there people out there who really don't get math ?
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Subject: Re: [U2] Simplify, or why mathematicians make better programmers
COL = (79-LEN(SITE.NAME)*2+1)/2
Is it just me, or are there people out there who really don't get math ?
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COL = (79-LEN(SITE.NAME)*2+1)/2
Is it just me, or are there people out there who really don't get math
...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Charlie Noah
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Actually, it needs more than simplification - the result it returns is
close, but not exactly right. I use
COL = INT((79 - LEN
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Actually, it needs more than simplification - the result it returns is
lose, but not exactly right. I use
OL
, 2011 2:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [U2] Simplify, or why mathematicians make better programmers
Right in my snippet it's just 40-Len(x)
But the original programmer couldn't see that deeply.
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From: George Gallen ggal...@wyanokegroup.com
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On 14/11/11 19:49, George Gallen wrote:
Or didn't know about the INT() command, and forced everything to be even.
Which in reality, is kinda odd. (Couldn't resist).
:-)
In reality, you could well be correct !!!
When I was involved in recruiting a C programmer ages ago, we set a
simple
