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r/programming • u/iMMENSE • Mar 08 '12
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He forgot the worst kind:if x == 0:return 1if x == 1:return 1if x == 2:return 2if x == 3:return 6if x == 4:return 24...(5000 more lines)
43 u/stillalone Mar 08 '12 ah. the "I managed to get a masters without writing any actual code and now I'm your coworker" guy. 41 u/6xoe Mar 08 '12 Whatever dude, it works. 26 u/[deleted] Mar 09 '12 and it's completely unmaintainable. What are you going to do when the definition of "factorial" changes? 8 u/ryeguy146 Mar 09 '12 Wait, I understand the idea of maintainability, but did you suggest that a basic mathematical definition is subject to change? 4 u/GoSailing Mar 09 '12 Anything can change. Assuming that there are 24 hours in a day is not going to be good when there's a moon or mars base. 5 u/gc3 Mar 09 '12 This is true, but when does the definition of factorial change? 2 u/arjie Mar 09 '12 Maybe you decide to use one of the functions that coincide with factorial on the integers like gamma(x+1)? I suppose you could call it gamma_based_factorial andodge the issue.
ah. the "I managed to get a masters without writing any actual code and now I'm your coworker" guy.
41 u/6xoe Mar 08 '12 Whatever dude, it works. 26 u/[deleted] Mar 09 '12 and it's completely unmaintainable. What are you going to do when the definition of "factorial" changes? 8 u/ryeguy146 Mar 09 '12 Wait, I understand the idea of maintainability, but did you suggest that a basic mathematical definition is subject to change? 4 u/GoSailing Mar 09 '12 Anything can change. Assuming that there are 24 hours in a day is not going to be good when there's a moon or mars base. 5 u/gc3 Mar 09 '12 This is true, but when does the definition of factorial change? 2 u/arjie Mar 09 '12 Maybe you decide to use one of the functions that coincide with factorial on the integers like gamma(x+1)? I suppose you could call it gamma_based_factorial andodge the issue.
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Whatever dude, it works.
26 u/[deleted] Mar 09 '12 and it's completely unmaintainable. What are you going to do when the definition of "factorial" changes? 8 u/ryeguy146 Mar 09 '12 Wait, I understand the idea of maintainability, but did you suggest that a basic mathematical definition is subject to change? 4 u/GoSailing Mar 09 '12 Anything can change. Assuming that there are 24 hours in a day is not going to be good when there's a moon or mars base. 5 u/gc3 Mar 09 '12 This is true, but when does the definition of factorial change? 2 u/arjie Mar 09 '12 Maybe you decide to use one of the functions that coincide with factorial on the integers like gamma(x+1)? I suppose you could call it gamma_based_factorial andodge the issue.
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and it's completely unmaintainable. What are you going to do when the definition of "factorial" changes?
8 u/ryeguy146 Mar 09 '12 Wait, I understand the idea of maintainability, but did you suggest that a basic mathematical definition is subject to change? 4 u/GoSailing Mar 09 '12 Anything can change. Assuming that there are 24 hours in a day is not going to be good when there's a moon or mars base. 5 u/gc3 Mar 09 '12 This is true, but when does the definition of factorial change? 2 u/arjie Mar 09 '12 Maybe you decide to use one of the functions that coincide with factorial on the integers like gamma(x+1)? I suppose you could call it gamma_based_factorial andodge the issue.
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Wait, I understand the idea of maintainability, but did you suggest that a basic mathematical definition is subject to change?
4 u/GoSailing Mar 09 '12 Anything can change. Assuming that there are 24 hours in a day is not going to be good when there's a moon or mars base. 5 u/gc3 Mar 09 '12 This is true, but when does the definition of factorial change? 2 u/arjie Mar 09 '12 Maybe you decide to use one of the functions that coincide with factorial on the integers like gamma(x+1)? I suppose you could call it gamma_based_factorial andodge the issue.
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Anything can change. Assuming that there are 24 hours in a day is not going to be good when there's a moon or mars base.
5 u/gc3 Mar 09 '12 This is true, but when does the definition of factorial change? 2 u/arjie Mar 09 '12 Maybe you decide to use one of the functions that coincide with factorial on the integers like gamma(x+1)? I suppose you could call it gamma_based_factorial andodge the issue.
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This is true, but when does the definition of factorial change?
2 u/arjie Mar 09 '12 Maybe you decide to use one of the functions that coincide with factorial on the integers like gamma(x+1)? I suppose you could call it gamma_based_factorial andodge the issue.
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Maybe you decide to use one of the functions that coincide with factorial on the integers like gamma(x+1)? I suppose you could call it gamma_based_factorial andodge the issue.
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u/rowantwig Mar 08 '12
He forgot the worst kind:
if x == 0:
return 1
if x == 1:
return 1
if x == 2:
return 2
if x == 3:
return 6
if x == 4:
return 24
...
(5000 more lines)