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:::::::::: Well, we can argue till the cows come home about what words mean or allow us to do and, if someone set their mind to it, they could probably drive a coach and horses through many of the task descriptions on RC. However, there is such a thing as the ''spirit'' of a task and, for a non-pedant such as me, that at least is clear and is not to use built-in sort functionality at all for this particular task. Simply hiding it behind the facade of your own function would go against that spirit. --[[User:PureFox|PureFox]] ([[User talk:PureFox|talk]]) 08:50, 27 July 2021 (UTC) |
:::::::::: Well, we can argue till the cows come home about what words mean or allow us to do and, if someone set their mind to it, they could probably drive a coach and horses through many of the task descriptions on RC. However, there is such a thing as the ''spirit'' of a task and, for a non-pedant such as me, that at least is clear and is not to use built-in sort functionality at all for this particular task. Simply hiding it behind the facade of your own function would go against that spirit. --[[User:PureFox|PureFox]] ([[User talk:PureFox|talk]]) 08:50, 27 July 2021 (UTC) |
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::::::::::: A non-pedant?! /me: hisses. makes a little crucifix with |
::::::::::: A non-pedant?! /me: hisses. makes a little crucifix with his fingers. Of course you are quite right about the ''spirit'' --[[User:Petelomax|Pete Lomax]] ([[User talk:Petelomax|talk]]) |
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:::: The task title and description are currently at odds with each other. The former says sort in alphabetical order and the latter in lexicographical order. Given that we have example strings containing both upper and lower case letters and non-letters, lexicographical order seems the most appropriate to me and I therefore agree with Paddy3118's suggested title change above. --[[User:PureFox|PureFox]] ([[User talk:PureFox|talk]]) 15:48, 26 July 2021 (UTC) |
:::: The task title and description are currently at odds with each other. The former says sort in alphabetical order and the latter in lexicographical order. Given that we have example strings containing both upper and lower case letters and non-letters, lexicographical order seems the most appropriate to me and I therefore agree with Paddy3118's suggested title change above. --[[User:PureFox|PureFox]] ([[User talk:PureFox|talk]]) 15:48, 26 July 2021 (UTC) |
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