Talk:Pi: Difference between revisions

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:::In no way does the GUISS solution fit the spirit of the task and should be removed. In what way does it give ''successive'' digits of Pi, "until aborted by the user"? The task description is clearly asking that you use a routine that generates the digits of Pi in sequence - GUISS does not ensure that and so should be removed. The GUISS example does not aid language comparison - it stands out as an anomaly. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 05:37, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
::::Hmmm, It does generate the digits o Pi in sequence. There is an abort button on the calculator, but I don't know whether it works midflow. By replacing the desktop calculator with one that uses a bigger display to get more digits and supports abortion midflow. The GUISS solution would fit the task. The limitation is with the tool provided, rather than with GUISS. [[User:Markhobley|Markhobley]] 09:11, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
::::Maybe a "limited solution" marker would be a good idea. (Similar to the "incorrect solution", that reads something like 'The solution provided does not meet the exact specifications of the task, due to limitations of the language or its subcomponents. The author has tried to provide aan "closeapproximate fit" solution based on those limitations'.). I know there are other tasks on the wiki, where the solutions are a closean approximation, rather than an exact fit. This might be quite useful. [[User:Markhobley|Markhobley]] 09:45, 24 July 2011 (UTC)