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::::::::FYI, that other task ([[Non-decimal radices/Output]]) used to be called "Common number base formatting", which I think is a better indication for what that task did than the title now, because it included the word "Common". That task was ''precisely'' for languages with output specifiers or specialized methods for ''specific'' bases, namely octal and hex (and binary in some). General base conversion routines for any base should not be there, and should instead be covered in the [[Non-decimal radices/Convert]] (which used to be called "Number base conversion") task. --[[User:Spoon!|Spoon!]] 07:10, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
::::::::: Octal, Hexadecimal, Decimal and Binary are special cases. Some languages have native support for these, some do not. So, conversion is required for some languages, and other languages do not require the conversion. This task neither requires or prohibits conversion, so best methods for handling an octal counter can be implemented here. The Non-decimal radices tasks either require conversion (not ideal for languages that have native support), or do not require conversion (not ideal for languages that do not have native support). Additionally counting does not necessarily involve conversion methods. This really should be a separate task IMHO. [[User:Markhobley|Markhobley]] 17:53, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
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