Talk:Longest string challenge: Difference between revisions
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Beyond thinking outside the box, the restrictions need to be clear and will probably get reworded. |
Beyond thinking outside the box, the restrictions need to be clear and will probably get reworded. |
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: Because the original problem came from an Icon site and talked only peripherally about implementing in other languages, I expected that the task description would require clarification. Also, my intent was not so much to use the restrictions as a way of excluding languages; hence the discussions here are really about clarifying the tasks description to allow solutions without eliminating the challenge aspect. --[[User:Dgamey|Dgamey]] 06:10, 14 August 2011 (UTC) |
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All of the restrictions apply to any called routines such as libraries. I suppose if there was a native built-in library function that returned the longest strings that would be allowable; but, library routines shouldn't be used to cheat on the restrictions. --[[User:Dgamey|Dgamey]] 12:35, 13 August 2011 (UTC) |
All of the restrictions apply to any called routines such as libraries. I suppose if there was a native built-in library function that returned the longest strings that would be allowable; but, library routines shouldn't be used to cheat on the restrictions. --[[User:Dgamey|Dgamey]] 12:35, 13 August 2011 (UTC) |
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