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To be honest I don't know J, hence cannot read it, so at the end of the day you are the judge of your own code. The task ''test case'' requires "Perform the multiplication of 81 by repeated additions". The repeated pattern "12345679" was picked to maximise the varieties of "carries" performed during addition, hence the requirement "Perform the multiplication of 81 by repeated additions" is a significant part of the ''test case''. At the end of the day you are the judge of your own code, and visa-versa. [[User:NevilleDNZ|NevilleDNZ]] 21:18, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
I've had a thought. This method of adding (and multiplying) two numbers together is taught to kids when counting their pocket money, then at grade school in basic decimal arithmetic (about the same time they learn fractions). Then it is in reapplied in highschool maths classes when dealing with numbers bases. And again the technique is reapplied as the student learns about binary computers where they also learn about hex & octal etc. So... I will change the '''task''' emphasis to be on emulating the general technique that is taught in junior classrooms. [[User:NevilleDNZ|NevilleDNZ]] 22:48, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
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