Talk:Isqrt (integer square root) of X
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...aren't implementing the quadratic residue algorithm. I fixed a couple (perhaps clumsily) and marked Seed7 as bad (it uses the built-in sqrt() function). Raku is also wrong, as it links to another sqrt task which doesn't utilize the qr algo.
Just a reminder, the task is not to compute square roots in any way, it is to implement the quadratic residue method of computing the square root. --Enter your username (talk) 09:33, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, I couldn't agree more! I (the Rosetta Code task's author) was thinking about flagging it as incorrect for a multitude of reasons (but I have not for various reasons that be not mentioned):
- It says there is already a task that covers exactly this operation, but it is not even close to this task's square root method (quadratic residue).
- It offers no solution, but a comment that says to see something else instead of entering a programming solution.
- It proposes to point to another solution, but that solution does not use the required quadratic residue method, nor does it only use integer arithmetic.
- It does not provide any programming solution nor any output as per the task's requirement.
- Maybe something like:
L I was hoping someone (maybe some other Rosetta Code administrator) would eventually notice and provide a remedy and possibly take some action.