Talk:Josephus problem

Perl 6 Why do you start with prisoner 2 ??? Walterpachl 09:28, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Isn't prisoner 2 the third prisoner, 0 being the first, and 1 being the second? --Grondilu 10:28, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I was misled by Scala (which should then be corrected Walterpachl 11:41, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

failings of languages not working with other languages

I don't feel that the criticism of REXX version 2 (mentioned in REXX version 1) not working for ooRexx serves any constructive purpose.   Rexx version 2 was written for Classic REXX (and indeed, was entered for REXX, not ooRexx);   ooRexx is a different language with different syntactic rules.   If this is agreeable, then there will be no need to criticize ooRexx programs that don't work with Classic REXXes,   C programs that don't work with C++,   BASIC programs that don't work with Run BASIC, etc.   Pointing out that a language won't work for another language has no useful purpose here, that's why there are different language entries (even among the same "language"),   using the least common denominator of statements may not reflect the richness or extensions of a language, those differences were created/implemented for some useful purpose.   There is no need to state that one program language won't work with a different program language, that observation should be obvious. -- Gerard Schildberger (talk) 05:29, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

For some reason category oorexx diverts to category REXX as if someone else has taken the decision to treat them alike. One moment... ...this was done here. Maybe you could leave a note for a chat with ShinTakezou? --Paddy3118 (talk) 06:06, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

To me and many others ooRexx *IS* not only a Rexx++ as you may call it but also a valid (classic) Rexx interpreter. Minor syntactic "glitches" as I would call them have been removed from the language definition by the ANSII REXX Committee. I tried to document all the little differences somewhere.

I shall remove the "criticism right now. My words were meant to help other users. Yet I DO insist that Rexx programs that don't use the ++, i.e. the oo features, do have their proper place in the REXX category and only zjose that do (use them) should and do appear under ooRexx. --Walterpachl (talk) 07:42, 9 May 2013 (UTC)