Comments for Shriphani's Weblog http://shriphani.com/blog Weblog of an Aspiring Computer Scientist Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:37:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Curious Fractions by Steve Holden http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/11/14/curious-fractions/#comment-2630 Steve Holden Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:17:11 +0000 http://shriphani.com/blog/?p=279#comment-2630 It certainly seems unfair not to even list this entry as a "spoiler". Project Euler is meant to be solved by hard work, not by the use of Google ... the Project Euler home page includes the following: I solved it by using a search engine, does that matter? Making use of the internet to research a problem is to be encouraged as there could be hidden treasures of mathematics to be discovered beneath the surface of many of these problems. However, there is a fine line between researching ideas and using the answer you found on another website. If you photocopy a crossword solution then what have you achieved? Sorry to hear about your illnesses. Hope you're feeling better. It certainly seems unfair not to even list this entry as a “spoiler”. Project Euler is meant to be solved by hard work, not by the use of Google … the Project Euler home page includes the following:

I solved it by using a search engine, does that matter?

Making use of the internet to research a problem is to be encouraged as there could be hidden treasures of mathematics to be discovered beneath the surface of many of these problems. However, there is a fine line between researching ideas and using the answer you found on another website. If you photocopy a crossword solution then what have you achieved?

Sorry to hear about your illnesses. Hope you’re feeling better.

]]> Comment on Curious Fractions by André Roberge http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/11/14/curious-fractions/#comment-2622 André Roberge Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:30:10 +0000 http://shriphani.com/blog/?p=279#comment-2622 If you look at the bottom of a page with problems being listed, you will find the following statement: "NOTE: Please do not contact Project Euler if you are unable to solve a particular problem. If you can't solve it, then you can't solve it!" This statement, plus the fact that the thread for a particular problem is locked until you solve it, is, for me, an indication that solutions should not be posted. (I seem to recall having read a stronger statement somewhere else but can't find it right now...) If you look at the bottom of a page with problems being listed, you will find the following statement:

“NOTE: Please do not contact Project Euler if you are unable to solve a particular problem. If you can’t solve it, then you can’t solve it!”

This statement, plus the fact that the thread for a particular problem is locked until you solve it, is, for me, an indication that solutions should not be posted.

(I seem to recall having read a stronger statement somewhere else but can’t find it right now…)

]]> Comment on Curious Fractions by Shriphani http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/11/14/curious-fractions/#comment-2610 Shriphani Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:14:21 +0000 http://shriphani.com/blog/?p=279#comment-2610 >> "against that site’s philosophy to post solutions." Can you please show me the link to their policy? If that is the case, then I should have violated their policy quite a lot of times (and so should a lot others) on this site. >> “against that site’s philosophy to post solutions.”

Can you please show me the link to their policy? If that is the case, then I should have violated their policy quite a lot of times (and so should a lot others) on this site.

]]> Comment on Curious Fractions by André Roberge http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/11/14/curious-fractions/#comment-2609 André Roberge Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:17:30 +0000 http://shriphani.com/blog/?p=279#comment-2609 While it's nice to see people interested in project euler, I believe it is against that site's philosophy to post solutions. While it’s nice to see people interested in project euler, I believe it is against that site’s philosophy to post solutions.

]]> Comment on One step forward two steps back… by Create con Folder in Windows » Blog Archive » Powerset Generation Algorithm http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/03/31/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/#comment-2430 Create con Folder in Windows » Blog Archive » Powerset Generation Algorithm Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:32:15 +0000 http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/03/31/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/#comment-2430 [...] also be used to generate all possible combination of string and after doing some googling I found a blog which tells me about the algorithm to generate powerset. Here I am giving you the code in Java for [...] [...] also be used to generate all possible combination of string and after doing some googling I found a blog which tells me about the algorithm to generate powerset. Here I am giving you the code in Java for [...]

]]> Comment on Number Triangles and Python Power by Delia http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/03/24/number-triangles-and-python-power/#comment-2038 Delia Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:35:26 +0000 http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/03/24/number-triangles-and-python-power/#comment-2038 Well written article. Well written article.

]]> Comment on Suffix Trees by Shriphani http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/10/19/suffix-trees/#comment-1965 Shriphani Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:05:05 +0000 http://shriphani.com/blog/?p=261#comment-1965 Eyyup I use vim. We aren't scientists, we are a step above them because we sorta deal with universal truths only :D Eyyup I use vim. We aren’t scientists, we are a step above them because we sorta deal with universal truths only :D

]]> Comment on Suffix Trees by Kumar Chetan Sharma http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/10/19/suffix-trees/#comment-1959 Kumar Chetan Sharma Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:19:20 +0000 http://shriphani.com/blog/?p=261#comment-1959 damn it! u use VIM!!! damn it!
u use VIM!!!

]]> Comment on Suffix Trees by Kumar Chetan Sharma http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/10/19/suffix-trees/#comment-1958 Kumar Chetan Sharma Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:18:47 +0000 http://shriphani.com/blog/?p=261#comment-1958 GAH! I hate computer scientists coz a) they know maths much better than I know b) they are scientists c) I wanted to be one and I could not be :-( and I have special hate for you coz d) you know python too :-P ch33r5 dont take my comments as a mad scientist ;-) liked the work you have done GAH!
I hate computer scientists coz
a) they know maths much better than I know
b) they are scientists
c) I wanted to be one and I could not be :-(
and I have special hate for you coz
d) you know python too
:-P
ch33r5
dont take my comments as a mad scientist ;-)
liked the work you have done

]]> Comment on Suffix Trees by Pseudonymous Coward http://shriphani.com/blog/2008/10/19/suffix-trees/#comment-1877 Pseudonymous Coward Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:49:33 +0000 http://shriphani.com/blog/?p=261#comment-1877 Hey, that's life with computer science, I guess. We'll have fun somehow, I suppose! Hey, that’s life with computer science, I guess. We’ll have fun somehow, I suppose!

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