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:"Read a file from the web" already has [[HTTP Request|a task made for it]]. Either way, I also think getting rid of the web file requirement is a good idea. --[[User:Mwn3d|Mwn3d]] 16:54, 2 October 2008 (UTC) |
:"Read a file from the web" already has [[HTTP Request|a task made for it]]. Either way, I also think getting rid of the web file requirement is a good idea. --[[User:Mwn3d|Mwn3d]] 16:54, 2 October 2008 (UTC) |
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:I think that programs should not be prohibited from getting the list from a local file, a web resource, or even a previously defined variable — the point is the algorithm, not the means of getting the input data (which should be chosen to best fit the language). I also think having a specific word list list adds concreteness of the task, and a common test data set — but it should not be interpreted as a ''requirement'' to download that list at the time of execution. --[[User:Kevin Reid|Kevin Reid]] 19:14, 2 October 2008 (UTC) |
:I think that programs should not be prohibited from getting the list from a local file, a web resource, or even a previously defined variable — the point is the algorithm, not the means of getting the input data (which should be chosen to best fit the language). I also think having a specific word list list adds concreteness of the task, and a common test data set — but it should not be interpreted as a ''requirement'' to download that list at the time of execution. --[[User:Kevin Reid|Kevin Reid]] 19:14, 2 October 2008 (UTC) |
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My original idea was to include getting the data from the web, as people do use the web to disseminate data. On Unix it is quite easy to string together a script to download the file using one program, and process it with another, but if your language has an easy way to download the data from the web, then it would be good to show it. If not, then assume you read the input from a file. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 21:35, 2 October 2008 (UTC) |
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